Journal profile
SER Social
ISSN 2178-8987 · Universidade de Brasília · Brazil
SER Social: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SER Social is published by Universidade de Brasília. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social and Political Issues, Political Economy and Marxism and Social Policy and Reform Studies, together about 42.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences27.1%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences8.6%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences5%
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Public Health in BrazilSocial Sciences3.7%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 565 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 51 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 112 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 126 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 145 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 105 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 94 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-ND | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidade de Brasília
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2178-8987
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 SER Social
How long does peer review take at SER Social?
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.
Which databases index SER Social?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SER Social is indexed in DOAJ.
Is SER Social open access, and what is the APC?
SER Social 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; 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: .