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European Constitutional Law Review

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1574-0196eISSN1744-5515
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.944
H-Indexi
43
SNIPi
1.384
Total Worksi
843
Total Citationsi
9,289
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.91
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The European Constitutional Law Review is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality scholarly articles on all aspects of European constitutional law. It aims to provide a forum for debate and discussion among academics, practitioners, and policymakers. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including the constitutional law of the European Union, the constitutional law of European states, and comparative constitutional law within Europe. It welcomes submissions on theoretical, doctrinal, and empirical research, as well as case notes and book reviews.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2004
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications843
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
OA Since2024
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1574-0196 / 1744-5515
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
46
710
2019
40
305
2020
44
238
2021
45
324
2022
42
190
2023
37
71
2024
31
20
2025
18
0
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)

European and International Law StudiesEuropean Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionTaxation and Legal IssuesEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceJudicial and Constitutional StudiesHuman Rights and ImmigrationInternational Arbitration and Investment LawInternational Law and Human RightsOmbudsman and Human RightsEU Law and Policy Analysis

Frequently asked questions about European Constitutional Law Review

Is European Constitutional Law Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Constitutional Law Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 European Constitutional Law Review?

European Constitutional Law Review 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 0.91.

Is European Constitutional Law Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Constitutional Law Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of European Constitutional Law Review?

The European Constitutional Law Review is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality scholarly articles on all aspects of European constitutional law. It aims to provide a forum for debate and discussion among academics, practitioners, and policymakers. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including the constitutional law of the European Union, the constitutional law of European states, and comparative constitutional law within Europe. It welcomes submissions on theoretical, doctrinal, and empirical research, as well as case notes and book reviews.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref