Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Revista Opiniao Juridica
ISSN 1806-0420 · eISSN 2447-6641 · Centro Universitário Christus · Brazil
Revista Opiniao Juridica: fully open access; no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Opiniao Juridica is published by Centro Universitário Christus. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Brazilian Legal Issues, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Judicial and Constitutional Studies, together about 48.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Revista Opinião Jurídica está classificada no estrato A1 no Qualis da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). Trata-se de um periódico da área do Direito, que tem como intuito a divulgação de pesquisas científicas de excelência, com alto grau de exogenia (de pelo menos 75%), observadas as linhas de pesquisa da revista: 1) Constituição, Estado e Sociedade 2) Direito, Acesso à Justiça e Solução de Litígios 3) Direito, Estado e Acesso ao Desenvolvimento 4) Epistemologia Jurídica, Metodologia Jurídica e Editoria Jurídica 5) Teoria Política e do Direito A Revista publica artigos inéditos (nacional e internacionalmente) e originais que contribuam para a inovação teórica, metodológica e empírica no campo da pesquisa jurídica. A preferência para publicação será dada a artigos que relatem pesquisas originais, respeitando-se o juízo de oportunidade e conveniência do periódico quanto à eventual publicação de artigos não inéditos de grande valor acadêmico.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 4, France 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences29%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences13.8%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences3.9%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- Digitalization, Law, and RegulationSocial Sciences2.9%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences2.9%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences2.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q4 | 940/1162 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Redalyc, Scimago Journal, Qualis A1Publisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 360 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 40 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 100 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 73 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 39 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 36 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted1
- artigos originaisArtigos OriginaisLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Peer review
- Data availability
Dados usados exclusivamente para os serviços da publicação. Model summary
Os nomes e endereços informados nesta revista serão usados exclusivamente para os serviços prestados por esta publicação, não sendo disponibilizados para outras finalidades ou a terceiros.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review para todos os manuscritos, sem tratamento especial para editores. Model summary
Todos os manuscritos submetidos à Revista seguirão o procedimento de avaliação por double blind peer review, sem tratamentos especiais ou diferenciados para editores ou qualquer outro membro.
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 Universitário Christus
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1806-0420
- Electronic ISSN
- 2447-6641
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Opiniao Juridica
How long does peer review take at Revista Opiniao Juridica?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Opiniao Juridica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Opiniao Juridica based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (4) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Opiniao Juridica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Opiniao Juridica is indexed in Scopus.
Is Revista Opiniao Juridica open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Opiniao Juridica is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .