Journal profile
RUS Sao Paulo
ISSN 2317-4765 · Universidade de São Paulo (USP) · Brazil
RUS Sao Paulo: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RUS Sao Paulo is published by Universidade de São Paulo (USP). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Russian Literature and Bakhtin Studies, Comparative and World Literature and Vladimir Nabokov Literary Studies, together about 42.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
RUS is a semestral electronic publication of the Department of Oriental Literature of the Faculty of Philosophy, Literature and Social Sciences of the University of São Paulo. Its main objective is the dissemination of Russian studies in Brazil through the publication of not yet published work by Brazilian and foreign researchers on literature, culture, arts, philosophy and the humanities in Russia. The journal's target readership consists of Brazilian and international undergraduate and graduate students, professors, translators and researchers in Russians Studies and related areas. Article submissions can be made by any researcher, in single authorship or in co-authorship of up to three author, except for translations, which should be made by up to two authors. The journal accepts submissions from any researcher, without the need of a minimum degree. Only researchers who have actually collaborated in the research and/or writing of the text should be listed as authors. The journal only accepts translations from Russian to Portuguese. Submissions are receive on a continuing basis for peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Russian Literature and Bakhtin StudiesSocial Sciences28.9%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities8%
- Vladimir Nabokov Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities5.3%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities5.3%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities5%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences4.9%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities3.6%
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
LatindexPublisher 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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 358 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 68 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 22 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 16 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 9 |
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
- Double 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-SA | |
| 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)
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- debatesRUS accepts studies of theoretical or applied nature, about matters regarding Russian language, culture and literature in the form of papers, essays, reviews, t…Length not stated
- essaysRUS accepts studies of theoretical or applied nature, about matters regarding Russian language, culture and literature in the form of papers, essays, reviews, t…Length not stated
- interviewsRUS accepts studies of theoretical or applied nature, about matters regarding Russian language, culture and literature in the form of papers, essays, reviews, t…Length not stated
- papersRUS accepts studies of theoretical or applied nature, about matters regarding Russian language, culture and literature in the form of papers, essays, reviews, t…Length not stated
- reviews should between 4.000 and 6.000 words; reviews and debates should have no more than 3.000 words; interviews should have between 3.000 and 6.000 words; tranmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- reviewsRUS accepts studies of theoretical or applied nature, about matters regarding Russian language, culture and literature in the form of papers, essays, reviews, t…Length not stated
- translationsRUS accepts studies of theoretical or applied nature, about matters regarding Russian language, culture and literature in the form of papers, essays, reviews, t…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Plagiarism Policy
1) Responsibility of the authors - The authors are responsible for the content of their articles, as well as for the copyright of texts, images and any complementary elements of their article. - The authors have agreed to work for free in the peer-review process for this journal in the future. - The authors must offer to the journal retractions or corrections of possible errors. - The authors must…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish in RUS agree to the following terms: a. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal. b. Authors are able …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content based on the principle that providing free scientific knowledge to the public supports a greater global democratization of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double blind peer review; third review in case of divergent assessments Model summary
The articles will be judged by two ad hoc referees (double-blind peer review). In case of divergent assessments, a third critical evaluation is used.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Publication Ethics and Plagiarism Policy
1) Responsibility of the authors - The authors are responsible for the content of their articles, as well as for the copyright of texts, images and any complementary elements of their article. - The authors have agreed to work for free in the peer-review process for this journal in the future. - The authors must offer to the journal retractions or corrections of possible errors. - The authors must…
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 São Paulo (USP)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2317-4765
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 30 (2026)
- 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 RUS Sao Paulo
How long does peer review take at RUS Sao Paulo?
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 RUS Sao Paulo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RUS Sao Paulo is indexed in DOAJ.
Is RUS Sao Paulo open access, and what is the APC?
RUS Sao Paulo 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: .