Journal profile
Rizoma
ISSN 2318-406X · Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul · Brazil
Rizoma: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rizoma is published by Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media and Communication Studies, Media Studies and Communication and Journalism and Media Studies, together about 28.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
voltada para a divulgação de artigos científicos, entrevistas, ensaios, resenhas e outros textos acadêmicos com temáticas relacionadas à Comunicação e à Literatura, cujo foco dialogue com as pesquisas em midiatização, cultura e narrativas
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 16, Portugal 2, United States 1, France 1, Mexico 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences9.9%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences9.6%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences9.4%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science7.7%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities6.2%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences6.2%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities4.3%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences4.3%
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
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 273 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 19 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 20 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
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 | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 500 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Copyright transfer on submission Model summary
A submissão de originais para este periódico implica na transferência, pelos autores, dos direitos de publicação impressa e digital.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC-BY license Model summary
Em virtude de sermos um periódico de acesso aberto, permite-se o uso gratuito dos artigos em aplicações educacionais e científicas desde que citada a fonte conforme a licença CC-BY da Creative Commons.
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
- Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2318-406X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rizoma
How long does peer review take at Rizoma?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Rizoma?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 500 words; 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 Rizoma based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (16), Portugal (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Rizoma?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rizoma is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Rizoma open access, and what is the APC?
Rizoma 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .