Portuguese Studies

Aims & Scope

Portuguese Studies is a peer-reviewed biannual multi-disciplinary journal devoted to research on the cultures, literatures, history and societies of the Lusophone world.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.116

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Creolization, Hybridity, Syncretism, Mixture

  Citation: 8

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• Internationalism and the <em>Labours</em> of the Portuguese Colonial Empire (1945–1974)

  Citation: 7

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• The Constraints of Late Colonial Reform Policy: Forced Labour Scandals in the Portuguese Congo (Angola) and the Limits of Reform under Authoritarian Colonial Rule, 1955–61

  Citation: 5

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• What 25 April Was and Why It Mattered

  Citation: 5

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• The Last Throw of the Dice: Portugal, Rhodesia and South Africa, 1970–74

  Citation: 4

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• The Unmappable Sertão

  Citation: 3

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• Portugal and the UN: A Rogue State Resisting the Norm of Decolonization (1956–1974)

  Citation: 3

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• Portugal's Social and Labour Market Policy: The Crisis, the Troika and Beyond

  Citation: 3

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• Cold War Constraints: France, West Germany and Portuguese Decolonization

  Citation: 3

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• Tactics of Attraction: Saints, Pilgrims and Warriors in the Portuguese Reconquista

  Citation: 3

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