Journal profile · Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Sociedade e Estado
ISSN 0102-6992 · eISSN 1980-5462 · Editora Universidade de Brasilia · Brazil
Sociedade e Estado: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sociedade e Estado is published by Editora Universidade de Brasilia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sociology and Education in Brazil, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice and Criminal Justice and Penology, together about 30.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Breve Histórico O periódico Sociedade e Estado (S&E) foi fundada em 1986 e, desde então, vem sendo editada e publicada regularmente pelo Departamento de Sociologia (SOL) da Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Possuía o perfil semestral até dezembro de 2004, tornando-se quadrimestral a partir de 2005. O principal objetivo da revista tem sido colaborar com a atualização e o fomento de estudos em ciências sociais, por intermédio de trabalhos originais, preferencialmente inéditos e oriundos de investigações desenvolvidas em centros de excelência em todo o mundo. Empenha-se em primar pelo tratamento criterioso e organizado dos manuscritos assinados por autores/as promissoras/es e já reconhecidos/as em português e outros idiomas – a maioria em inglês, espanhol e francês. Em 2013, Sociedade e Estado alcançou o Qualis A1 na Sociologia, o qual permanece até a avaliação do último quadriênio 2017 - 2020. Seu impacto positivo ultrapassa o universo acadêmico brasileiro, consolidando-se como periódico importante na América Latina e na Península Ibérica, especialmente após ter se tornado um periódico também on-line, aberto e gratuito. Em 2023, a revista aderiu ao processo avaliação e publicação em fluxo contínuo, em consonância com a política da Ciência Aberta. Informação complementar: Atualmente, o site do periódico é https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/sociedade/index Acesso Aberto Este periódico segue o modelo de Acesso Aberto (Open Acess), permitindo o acesso virtual, sem restrição (incluindo restrições financeiras), a todos os textos científicos publicados pelo periódico. Acesso aberto é a condição em que o detentor dos direitos autorais de um trabalho acadêmico concede direitos de uso a terceiros usando uma licença aberta (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitindo acesso gratuito imediato ao trabalho e autorizando qualquer usuário a ler, baixar, copiar, distribuir, imprimir, pesquisar ou vincular os textos completos dos artigos, rastreá-los para indexação, passá-los como dados para software ou usá-los para qualquer outra finalidade legal. Conformidade com a Ciência Aberta Este periódico oferece acesso livre imediato ao seu conteúdo, seguindo o princípio de que disponibilizar gratuitamente o conhecimento científico ao público proporciona maior democratização mundial do conhecimento. O periódico Sociedade e Estado expressa na sua política editorial o alinhamento com ciência aberta; aceita avaliar manuscritos depositados em servidores de preprints conhecidos; como
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Editor-in-chief Eduardo DimitrovPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 11, Portugal 2, Argentina 2, Italy 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sociology and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences11.9%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences11.2%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences7.3%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.6%
- Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Race, Identity, and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences4.7%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Brazilian cultural history and politicsSocial Sciences3.8%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 1064/1530 | — |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q4 | 709/876 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Latindex, Crossref
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 212OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,252 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 471 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 676 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 1,034 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 1,036 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 1,066 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 1,072 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Conflicts of interest can be of a personal, commercial, political, academic or financial nature. Conflicts of interest can occur when authors, reviewers or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting a manuscript, authors are responsible for recognising and disclosing financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the work. If ther…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
S&E's guideline is to certify the originality of submitted manuscripts. Plagiarism in its various forms (direct, indirect, consensual plagiarism) will not be tolerated, as it violates copyright. To curb this practice, submitted manuscripts will be subjected to a plagiarism detection programme. In cases where plagiarism is detected, the editors will take the appropriate ethical and legal measures i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published by Sociedade e Estado retain the copyright of their work, licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0), which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited. The authors grant the journal Sociedade e Estado the right of first publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including no financial barriers) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open Access is a condition whereby the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitting immediate free access to the work and authorizin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Submissions are only made through the Sociedade e Estado’s website at http://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/sociedade/about/submissions. This journal does not require submission or evaluation fees, and there are no fees for accessing published articles. The articles received go through an initial desk review, carried out by the Editorial Board, in accordance with the journal's editorial standards and…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
É facultada ao/à(s) autor(es)/a(s) a submissão de artigos já disponibilizados em servidores de preprint, exceto para artigos que comporão dossiês. Para tanto, deve/m preencher o formulário específico no site da Revista no ato do envio do manuscrito. Estes manuscritos deverão informar a localização virtual do mesmo (link, DOI etc.). Como não é possível garantir o anonimato dos autores, a avaliação …
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
- Editora Universidade de Brasilia
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0102-6992
- Electronic ISSN
- 1980-5462
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sociedade e Estado
How long does peer review take at Sociedade e Estado?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Sociedade e Estado based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (11), Portugal (2) and Argentina (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sociedade e Estado?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sociedade e Estado is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Sociedade e Estado open access, and what is the APC?
Sociedade e Estado 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .