Journal profile · HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Vigilancia Sanitaria em Debate-Sociedade Ciencia & Tecnologia
ISSN 2317-269X · Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) · Brazil
Vigilancia Sanitaria em Debate-Sociedade Ciencia & Tecnologia: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vigilancia Sanitaria em Debate-Sociedade Ciencia & Tecnologia is published by Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Health in Brazil, Food Safety and Hygiene and Healthcare Regulation, together about 37.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Health in BrazilSocial Sciences18.2%
- Food Safety and HygieneAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.5%
- Healthcare RegulationHealth Professions6.1%
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions5.8%
- Biotechnology and Related FieldsMedicine4%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions3.3%
- Health Education and ValidationSocial Sciences3.3%
- Healthcare during COVID-19 PandemicComputer Science3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 677 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 2 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 18 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 25 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 141 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | — |
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
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2317-269X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Vigilancia Sanitaria em Debate-Sociedade Ciencia & Tecnologia
What CAS zone is Vigilancia Sanitaria em Debate-Sociedade Ciencia & Tecnologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Vigilancia Sanitaria em Debate-Sociedade Ciencia & Tecnologia is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Vigilancia Sanitaria em Debate-Sociedade Ciencia & Tecnologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Vigilancia Sanitaria em Debate-Sociedade Ciencia & Tecnologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vigilancia Sanitaria em Debate-Sociedade Ciencia & Tecnologia is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Vigilancia Sanitaria em Debate-Sociedade Ciencia & Tecnologia open access, and what is the APC?
Vigilancia Sanitaria em Debate-Sociedade Ciencia & Tecnologia 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: .