This ranking system is developed by the Brazilian public organization CAPES and covers nine possible levels based on criteria of quality and citations.

Tripodos' position in this ranking has steadily improved over the last decade, starting with a score of B5 in the 2010-2012 edition, which rose to B1 in the 2013-2016 period, and has now reached the A2 ranking. These results place the School's journal among the top 20% in the field of Communication and Information.