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International Journal of Constitutional Law

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1474-2659

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.574

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.235

Total Worksi

1,730

Total Citationsi

25,104

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes scholarship on comparative constitutional law, focusing on the interpretation and application of constitutional provisions, the power of judicial review, and the impact of constitutional changes on social rights and governance. It examines the role of international law and human rights in domestic legal systems, as well as empirical and theoretical analyses of constitutional practices and trends.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,730

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1474-2659

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

102

1.6k

2019

110

2020

136

531

2021

128

461

2022

100

377

2023

106

2024

2025

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.

LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Judicial and Constitutional StudiesEuropean and International Law StudiesInternational Law and Human RightsAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsComparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesLegal and Constitutional StudiesInternational Arbitration and Investment LawHuman Rights and DevelopmentPolitical Philosophy and EthicsEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Constitutional Law

Is International Journal of Constitutional Law a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Constitutional Law: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Constitutional Law?

International Journal of Constitutional Law is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.46.

Is International Journal of Constitutional Law indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Constitutional Law is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.