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Last updated: 01/16/26

Journal title: Pensar – Journal of Legal Sciences
Abbreviated title: Rev. Pensar
Acronym: PENSAR
ISSN: 0102-6712 (print, discontinued) | 2317-2150 (online)

CAPES Classification: Qualis A2 in the 2021–2024 CAPES Four-Year Evaluation
Published by: Higher Editorial Council – University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR)
Institutional sponsor: University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR) – Edson Queiroz Foundation
Place of publication: Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Periodicity: Annual, with continuous publication (model adopted since 2025)
Format: Electronic (online)
Access: Open and free (Open Access)
License: Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0 International License
Languages of publication: Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian, and French
Year of creation: 1992
Official website: https://ojs.unifor.br/rpen
Digital archiving and preservation: PKP Preservation Network (LOCKSS) program
Access and editorial ethics policy: The journal adheres to the best practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), follows the Open Science guidelines of SciELO, and complies with the scientific integrity principles established by the CSE – Higher Editorial Council of UNIFOR.
Open Science policy: Supports transparency throughout all stages of the editorial process, the publication of research data in open repositories, the possibility of open peer review, the deposit of preprints, and the public sharing of reviewers’ reports.
Preprints accepted: Yes. Manuscripts may be previously deposited in preprint servers, such as SciELO Preprints.

According to the CNPq classification, the thematic coverage of the journal is as follows:

Major area: Applied Social Sciences (6.00.00.00-7)
Area: Law (6.01.00.00-9)
Subareas: Constitutional Law, Theory of Law, Administrative Law, Political and Economic Law, Civil and Commercial Law, among others, with secondary interfaces with Sociology and Computer Science, depending on the focus of each article.

Highlights

  • The journal does not charge any submission, processing, or publication fees. Read our Open Access Policy.

  • 100% exogeneity of reviewers (all affiliated with higher education institutions outside the state of Ceará).

  • Average time of 6 months between submission and publication or rejection (editorial workflow).

  • Submission guidelines: The journal encourages the open sharing of research data and materials (jurisprudence, normative databases, interviews, scripts, etc.) to enhance scientific transparency.

  • Average annual production: A minimum of 35 articles per year, distributed among four thematic axes, including at least 11 international articles (files).

  • Adheres to Open Science and the IDEIA principles: Impact, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.

File types available for each national article

  • PDF/A (Portuguese version)

  • XML (SciELO/DOAJ JATS standard)

  • English translation of the article

  • Editorial Decision Note

  • Data Submission Form

  • Authors’ presentation video

All issues are available in digital format on the UNIFOR Journals Portal.

e-ISSN: 2317-2150

Main contacts:
Katherinne Maciel / Sidney Filho – Editors-in-Chief
Phone: +55 (85) 3477-3805
Email: revistapensar@unifor.br

University of Fortaleza – UNIFOR
Av. Washington Soares, 1321
Neighborhood: Edson Queiroz
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
ZIP Code: 60.811-905
Website: https://www.unifor.br/