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Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais

Centro de estudos sociais · Portugal

ISSN0254-1106eISSN2182-7435
SJR Q4WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.125
H-Indexi
28
SNIPi
0.386
Total Worksi
1,221
Total Citationsi
5,888
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.10
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

A Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais (RCCS), uma edição trianual do Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra, publica artigos originais que apresentem resultados de investigação avançada e de reflexão teórica inovadora em todas as áreas das ciências sociais e das humanidades. A revista privilegia trabalhos com potencial transdisciplinar e que concorram para a discussão teórica, a reflexão epistemológica e o conhecimento crítico da realidade contemporânea à escala global. Acolhendo contributos relativos a todos os contextos geográficos, concede atenção particular a trabalhos que contribuam para a inovação teórica e epistemológica originária do Sul global.

General Information

Country / RegionPortugal
Primary LanguageEnglish, Portuguese, Spanish
1st Year Published
Frequencytri-anual
StatusActive
Total Publications1,221
Publisher OrgCenter for Social Studies, University of Coimbra
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Centro de estudos sociais
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0254-1106 / 2182-7435
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English, 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
51
163
2019
38
124
2020
43
44
2021
36
34
2022
31
24
2023
32
15
2024
38
2
2025
12
66
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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q4
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social and Economic SolidarityUrban and sociocultural dynamicsCultural, Media, and Literary StudiesHistory, Culture, and SocietyMigration, Racism, and Human Rights

Frequently asked questions about Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais

Is Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais?

Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.10.

Is Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais?

A Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais (RCCS), uma edição trianual do Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra, publica artigos originais que apresentem resultados de investigação avançada e de reflexão teórica inovadora em todas as áreas das ciências sociais e das humanidades. A revista privilegia trabalhos com potencial transdisciplinar e que concorram para a discussão teórica, a reflexão epistemológica e o conhecimento crítico da realidade contemporânea à escala global. Acolhendo contributos relativos a todos os contextos geográficos, concede atenção particular a trabalhos que co

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref