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Dilemas

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · Est. 2014

ISSN1983-5922eISSN2178-2792
SJR Q2Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
72
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q266
✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total72
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
24
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Slow · vs ~15 wk median
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Scorei
0.334
H-Indexi
10
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.708
Total Worksi
292
Total Citationsi
509
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.20
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

DILEMAS publica em fluxo contínuo contribuições científicas originais e inéditas, preferencialmente com base em pesquisa empírica, na forma de artigos, resenhas, traduções e entrevistas da área de ciências sociais (prioritariamente sociologia e antropologia). T em como missão promover o desenvolvimento científico e o debate de ideias nos temas da área de estudos dos conflitos e do controle social em ciências sociais, como: comportamentos desviantes, violências, crime, moralidade, conflitos envolvendo movimentos sociais e ação coletiva, conflitos urbanos, justiça criminal, segurança pública, instituições públicas e privadas de controle social. O público alvo é constituído de leitores de nível universitário em geral, especialmente da área de ciências humanas e principalmente estudantes e especialistas nas áreas de criminologias, sociologias do crime, da violência, das instituições, de controle social; antropologias do direito, da violência e dos conflitos urbanos; e áreas afins.

General Information

Country / RegionBrazil
Primary LanguagePortuguese, Spanish
1st Year Published2014
FrequencyQuadrimestral
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications292
Publisher OrgFederal University of Rio de Janeiro
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2007
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~24 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1983-5922 / 2178-2792
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Portuguese, Spanish

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
1
2
2019
28
123
2020
43
81
2021
67
200
2022
49
39
2023
45
18
2024
45
4
2025
13
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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

LawQ2
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q2
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2
Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)LawSociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceUrban and sociocultural dynamicsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisCriminal Justice and PenologyBrazilian Legal IssuesSocial and Economic SolidaritySocial and Political IssuesCrime Patterns and InterventionsUrban Development and Societal Issues

Frequently asked questions about Dilemas

Is Dilemas a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Dilemas: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Dilemas?

Dilemas is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.334.

Is Dilemas indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Dilemas is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Dilemas?

DILEMAS publica em fluxo contínuo contribuições científicas originais e inéditas, preferencialmente com base em pesquisa empírica, na forma de artigos, resenhas, traduções e entrevistas da área de ciências sociais (prioritariamente sociologia e antropologia). T em como missão promover o desenvolvimento científico e o debate de ideias nos temas da área de estudos dos conflitos e do controle social em ciências sociais, como: comportamentos desviantes, violências, crime, moralidade, conflitos envolvendo movimentos sociais e ação coletiva, conflitos urbanos, justiça criminal, segurança pública, in

How much does it cost to publish in Dilemas?

Dilemas is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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