Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (all)
Sociedade e Cultura
ISSN 1415-8566 · eISSN 1980-8194 · Universidade Federal De Goias (UFG) · Brazil
Sociedade e Cultura: fully open access; no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sociedade e Cultura is published by Universidade Federal De Goias (UFG). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Politics and Society in Latin America, Gender and Feminist Studies and Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies, together about 19.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal intends to reach the audience of researchers, professors and students of Social Sciences. It accepts papers, unpublished in Brazil, under the form of scientific articles, essays and book reviews de livros on ghe field of the Social Sciences. Exceptionally, it may also publish research notes, thematic bibliographic reviews, and interviews. The journal publishes papers in Portuguese, Spanish or English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences7.2%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Sociology and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences5.4%
- Race, Identity, and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences5.2%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences5.2%
- Religion and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.1%
- Brazilian cultural history and politicsSocial Sciences4.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Arts and Humanities | Q3 | 116/175 | 34th |
| General Social Sciences | Q4 | 247/286 | 13th |
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
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 611 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 80 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 146 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 168 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 230 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 180 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 190 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Blind 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted6
- book reviewsunder the form of scientific articles, essays and book reviews de livros on ghe field of the Social SciencesLength not stated
- essaysunder the form of scientific articles, essays and book reviews de livros on ghe field of the Social SciencesLength not stated
- interviewsExceptionally, it may also publish research notes, thematic bibliographic reviews, and interviews.Length not stated
- research notesExceptionally, it may also publish research notes, thematic bibliographic reviews, and interviews.Length not stated
- scientific articlesunder the form of scientific articles, essays and book reviews de livros on ghe field of the Social SciencesLength not stated
- thematic bibliographic reviewsExceptionally, it may also publish research notes, thematic bibliographic reviews, and interviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 Model summary
Esta revista está licenciada sob a licença CC BY 4.0
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 Federal De Goias (UFG)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1415-8566
- Electronic ISSN
- 1980-8194
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sociedade e Cultura
How long does peer review take at Sociedade e Cultura?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Sociedade e Cultura?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sociedade e Cultura is indexed in Scopus.
Is Sociedade e Cultura open access, and what is the APC?
Sociedade e Cultura 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .