Journal profile
Revista Latino Americana de Estudos em Cultura e Sociedade
ISSN 2525-7870 · Centro Latino-Americano de Estudos em Cultura · Brazil
Revista Latino Americana de Estudos em Cultura e Sociedade: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 217 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Latino Americana de Estudos em Cultura e Sociedade is published by Centro Latino-Americano de Estudos em Cultura. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil, Education Pedagogy and Practices and Environmental Sustainability and Education, together about 27.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
RELACult – Latin American Journal of Studies in Culture and Society. The main vehicle for scientific dissemination of the Latin American Center for Cultural Studies – CLAEC, it is a multidisciplinary publication dedicated to disseminating original articles, reviews of noteworthy books, interviews with leading figures in the academic–scientific–cultural field, translations of academically relevant articles, and, occasionally, special documents. Each issue is guided by proposals that critically debate reflections and studies on culture in Latin America. Texts written in Portuguese, Spanish, French, or English will be accepted and, occasionally, contributions in other languages. Its mission is to disseminate knowledge and critical thought produced by academics and researchers whose work focuses on Latin America, with an emphasis on originality and innovation in concepts and proposals. Its main objectives are: To encourage publications of academic work by students, faculty, and researchers working in the areas of Human Sciences, Social Sciences, and Language, Literature, and Arts. To explore and unveil territorial and disciplinary frontiers in the production of knowledge that demonstrates the diversity of customs, ideas, and ways of life of citizens of Latin American countries. To promote debate and the sharing of experiences related to cultural production, human rights and citizenship, education, Latin American cultural integration, sociocultural sustainability, public cultural policies, among other themes related to the journal’s areas of knowledge. The editorial policy is governed by an Editorial Board composed of invited faculty and researchers holding a doctoral degree. The journal is classified as A3 by Qualis CAPES, the official journal evaluation system used by the Brazilian agency responsible for the assessment of graduate programs at the stricto sensu level (master’s and doctoral degrees). This classification places the journal among academically recognized periodicals in its field at both national and international levels.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Race, Identity, and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences11.2%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences10.5%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Gender, Sexuality, and EducationSocial Sciences5.3%
- Decolonial Thought and EpistemologiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Environmental and sustainability educationEnvironmental Science4.7%
- History of Education Research in BrazilArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Latindex, Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,674 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 57 | 56 |
| 2025 | 217 | 217 | 90 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 93 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 102 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 106 |
| 2021 | 127 | 127 | 101 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 75 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- BRL 350
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted6
- articleSubmit your article or review at any timeLength not stated
- book reviewRELACult - Latin American Journal of Studies in Culture and Society is an open-access scholarly journal published twice a year. It publishes works related to cu…Length not stated
- editorialRELACult - Latin American Journal of Studies in Culture and Society is an open-access scholarly journal published twice a year. It publishes works related to cu…Length not stated
- original research articleRELACult - Latin American Journal of Studies in Culture and Society is an open-access scholarly journal published twice a year. It publishes works related to cu…Length not stated
- reviewManuscripts first undergo an editorial assessment to verify: suitability for the journal’s scope; compliance with the guidelines; formal quality; originality; c…Length not stated
- review articleRELACult - Latin American Journal of Studies in Culture and Society is an open-access scholarly journal published twice a year. It publishes works related to cu…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of artificial intelligence
Authors must declare whether generative artificial intelligence tools were used. When such tools have been used, the following must be reported: tool used; stage at which it was used; purpose; form of human review of the generated content. Artificial intelligence may not be listed as an author or co-author. When no such tool has been used, the following statement must be included: “Not applicable.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Each work may have up to three authors, including the corresponding author. It is recommended that at least one author hold a doctoral degree. Submissions from authors holding a master’s degree are also accepted. Degree requirements may be waived for special issues, thematic dossiers, publications resulting from events or institutional partnerships. All authors must have effectively participated i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
Authors must declare the existence or absence of financial, professional, institutional or personal conflicts related to the work. When there is no conflict, the following wording is recommended: “The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.” These declarations form part of the submitted manuscript and may also be included in the editorial and review metadata.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Authors must state where and how the research data may be accessed. When the data cannot be made available, the restriction must be justified. When the research did not produce or use a dataset, the following statement must be included: “Not applicable.”
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright, image rights and third-party materials
By submitting the manuscript, authors declare that they hold the necessary rights over the content presented. The Copyright and Image Rights Declaration is not mandatory for all submissions. It must be uploaded only when the manuscript uses images, photographs, documents, data, tables, graphs or other third-party materials requiring authorization. Authors are responsible for obtaining and submitti…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
All articles published in this journal are made available in open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. Authors retain the copyright to their works and grant irrevocable permission for third parties to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to the full text, use as data for software, or for any other lawful purpose, provided the origina…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review process
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Manuscripts first undergo an editorial assessment to verify: suitability for the journal’s scope; compliance with the guidelines; formal quality; originality; completeness of files and metadata. A submission may be archived before peer review when it does not comply with the journal’s requirements. Manuscripts approved at the editorial stage are submitted to double-blind peer review by at least tw…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Centro Latino-Americano de Estudos em Cultura
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2525-7870
- Society / sponsor
- Latin American Center for Cultural Studies – CLAEC
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Latino Americana de Estudos em Cultura e Sociedade
How long does peer review take at Revista Latino Americana de Estudos em Cultura e Sociedade?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Revista Latino Americana de Estudos em Cultura e Sociedade?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Latino Americana de Estudos em Cultura e Sociedade is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Latino Americana de Estudos em Cultura e Sociedade open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Latino Americana de Estudos em Cultura e Sociedade is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-28). Last updated: .