Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Transinformacao
ISSN 0103-3786 · eISSN 2318-0889 · Pontificia Universidade Católica de Campinas · Brazil
Transinformacao: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.32; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transinformacao is published by Pontificia Universidade Católica de Campinas and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Information Science and Libraries, Business and Management Studies and Education and Digital Technologies, together about 50.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Transinformação publishes articles that contribute to the study and scientific development of Information Science, Librarianship, Archival Science, Museology and related areas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Luisa AngélicaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 3, Portugal 2, Argentina 2, Italy 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science24.3%
- Business and Management StudiesDecision Sciences15.8%
- Education and Digital TechnologiesSocial Sciences10.8%
- Science and Science EducationSocial Sciences7.7%
- Education and Public PolicySocial Sciences4.9%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences4.8%
- Information Architecture and UsabilityComputer Science3.4%
- Competitive and Knowledge IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Latindex
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
- Impact factor
- 0.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 719 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 6 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 31 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 87 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 88 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 96 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 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 | |
| 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)
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 may be of a personal, commercial, political, academic or financial nature and may occur when authors, reviewers or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting the manuscript, the authors are responsible for recognizing and revealing financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the work. If there is, even pot…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
Cases of scientific misconduct identified by Transinformação will be investigated by the editorial team of the Journal, with the Editorial Board, in order to determine the best option for their resolution. The requests for errata or retraction will be evaluated and conducted according to the guidelines provided by SciELO Brazil.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
In all articles published by Transinformação magazine, copyright is maintained by the authors. Articles are protected under an open access Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, which means that anyone can download and read the article at no cost. Also, the article can be reused as long as it is properly cited. The authors grant the journal the right of first publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This Journal follows the Open Access model, allowing virtual access without restrictions (Including financial restrictions) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open Access is the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties using an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), allowing immediate free access to the work and au…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Transinformação has specific policies for the evaluation and selection of manuscripts: - Works that have been submitted to other journals, presented at previous events (national or international) or translated into other languages are not accepted, in order to preserve the originality of the work. - The initial evaluation is performed by the Editors, considering originality, relevance, academic qu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Transinformação supports the submission of articles such as Preprints and accepts manuscripts previously deposited on trusted servers such as SciELO Preprints.
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
- Pontificia Universidade Católica de Campinas
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0103-3786
- Electronic ISSN
- 2318-0889
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transinformacao
What CAS zone is Transinformacao in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transinformacao is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Transinformacao?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.32; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Transinformacao?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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 Transinformacao based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (3), Portugal (2) and Argentina (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Transinformacao?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transinformacao is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Transinformacao open access, and what is the APC?
Transinformacao 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: .