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Civitas

Edipucrs · Brazil · Est. 2001

ISSN1984-7289

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total40

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.311

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.959

Total Works

911

Total Citations

3,598

2yr Mean Citedness

0.33

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Aims & Scope

Civitas: revista de Ciências Sociais publishes original/unpublished works in the form of articles or reviews in Portuguese, Spanish, or English. Annually, calls for thematic dossiers are opened and three proposals are selected to form an annual issue. Submissions for dossiers must occur within the deadlines previously defined and disclosed on the website and social media of Civitas. Reviews are only accepted when linked to a thematic dossier. Individual articles are received on a continuous flow.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionBrazil

Primary LanguagePortuguese

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications911

Publisher OrgPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~35 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Edipucrs

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1984-7289

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Portuguese

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Cultural StudiesQ1

AnthropologyQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

DevelopmentQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

AnthropologySociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesDevelopment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social and Economic SolidaritySocial and Political IssuesUrban and sociocultural dynamicsReligion and Society in Latin AmericaCritical Theory and PhilosophyYouth, Drugs, and ViolenceBrazilian Legal IssuesUrban Development and Societal IssuesCultural, Media, and Literary StudiesYouth, Politics, and Society