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Universidade de São Paulo (USP) · Brazil · Est. 1969

ISSN0104-6721eISSN2176-8099
DOAJOpen Access
H-Indexi
14
Total Worksi
649
Total Citationsi
1,256
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.09
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research that applies Discourse Theory, particularly the work of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, to analyze political phenomena, social movements, and cultural expressions. Articles examine the construction of meaning, identity, and political discourse in various contexts, including populism, democracy, education, and urban spaces. The journal also features studies on gender, race, memory, and the influence of emotions and affects in political and social processes.

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General Information

Country / RegionBrazil
Primary LanguagePortuguese, Spanish
1st Year Published1969
Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications649
Publisher OrgUniversity of São Paulo
OA Since1968
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0104-6721 / 2176-8099
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Portuguese, Spanish

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
40
104
2019
37
26
2020
33
51
2021
26
34
2022
29
3
2023
40
16
2024
35
2
2025
16
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Frequently asked questions about Plural

Is Plural a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plural: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Plural?

Plural is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.09.

Is Plural indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plural is indexed in DOAJ.

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref