Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Sur
ISSN 1806-6445 · eISSN 1983-3342 · Sur - Rede Universitaria de Direitos Humanos · Brazil
Sur: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sur is published by Sur - Rede Universitaria de Direitos Humanos. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Law and Human Rights, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Legal Rights and Human Rights, together about 40.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The objective of the Sur International Journal on Human Rights, published by Conectas Human Right, is to influence the global human rights agenda by producing, fostering and disseminating innovative research and ideas, primarily from the Global South, on human rights practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, Brazil 1, South Africa 1, Chile 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences19.4%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences11.1%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences10.1%
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences9.7%
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences4.2%
- War, Law, and JusticeSocial Sciences4.2%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
- International Human Rights and Reproductive LawSocial 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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q4 | 997/1025 | 2nd |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1437/1466 | 2nd |
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
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 111 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 |
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
- Sur - Rede Universitaria de Direitos Humanos
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1806-6445
- Electronic ISSN
- 1983-3342
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sur
How long does peer review take at Sur?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Sur based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), Brazil (1) and South Africa (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sur?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sur is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Sur open access, and what is the APC?
Sur 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: .