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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q3SCImago #21,209Diamond OA

Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Sociais

Country: Brazil•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.212•SCImago Rank: #21,209•Identifier (ISSN):0102-6909(Print)/1806-9053(Online)•Articles / Year: 18•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,570 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
23

23 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessDiamond OA
18articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Editada por primeira vez em 1986, nove anos depois da fundação da Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais (Anpocs), a Revista Brasileira de Ciências Sociais (RBCS) consolidou-se ou longo dos anos como um dos periódicos mais importantes de veiculação da produção científica de ponta nas três grandes áreas das ciências sociais (antropologia, sociologia e ciência política). É um periódico multidisciplinar no campo das ciências humanas que segue uma definição estrita de multidisciplinaridade, privilegiando contribuições substantivas em seu campo. Ocasionalmente, acolhe artigos oriundos de outras áreas, quando claramente dedicados a travar interlocução com a produção de conhecimento nas ciências sociais. Publicada ininterruptamente durante todos esses anos, nasceu e desenvolveu seu perfil editorial ao longo do tempo como periódico da Anpocs. A partir do número 90, publicado em fevereiro de 2016, passou a circular apenas em formato digital. Os artigos da revista se encontram disponíveis, em acesso aberto, tanto no SciELO quanto na página institucional da Anpocs, no canal Publicações, bem como em algumas redes acadêmicas.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Philosophy65.3%Art56.1%Political science53.8%Humanities49%Sociology35.3%Law25.1%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #21,209Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2006-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.212

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
23

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.41

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,570 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations50
3-Year Documents112
Citable Documents111

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate61.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Diamond OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Associacao Nacional de Pos-Graduacao e Pesquisa em Ciencias Sociais
Publication Language
Portuguese
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—180
20250415
2024—3932
2023—4460
2022—3684
2021—44161
2020—66368
2019—51169
2018—80425
2017—491,223
2016—45312
2015—56329
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Sociais

WoS Q1
000020250.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01