Journal profile
Rua
ISSN 1413-2109 · eISSN 2179-9911 · Universidade de Campinas · Brazil
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Rua: fully open access; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 56 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rua is published by Universidade de Campinas. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, Cultural and political discourse analysis and Urban and sociocultural dynamics, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities12.3%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences11.2%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences10.7%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Spatial and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Linguistics and Education ResearchArts and Humanities4.9%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 655 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 31 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 64 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 76 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 69 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 59 |
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 ·
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).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to Rua
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, Cultural and political discourse analysis.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3Expected review timeabout 12 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidade de Campinas
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- French, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1413-2109
- Electronic ISSN
- 2179-9911
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rua
How long does peer review take at Rua?
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 Rua?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rua is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Rua open access, and what is the APC?
Rua is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .