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Revista Catalana de Dret Public

Public Administration School of Catalonia · Spain · Est. 1969

ISSN1885-8252
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
74
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI56
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total74
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
26
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Slow · vs ~15 wk median
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.221
H-Indexi
11
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.145
Total Worksi
826
Total Citationsi
679
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.10
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Revista Catalana de Dret Públic (RCDP) is a multilingual journal that publishes academic articles on public law. It aims to promote scientific production in Catalan and increase its international dissemination. The journal covers various aspects of public law, including administrative law, constitutional law, financial law, and international public law. It also addresses contemporary legal issues, such as the impact of European regulations on the public sector, artificial intelligence in public administration, climate litigation, and fiscal incentives for co-housing.

General Information

Country / RegionSpain
Primary LanguageSpanish, Italian, German, Galician, French, English, Catalan
1st Year Published1969
Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications826
Publisher OrgPublic Administration School of Catalonia
OA Since1984
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~26 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC 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

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Public Administration School of Catalonia
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1885-8252
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
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?
Spanish, Italian, German, Galician, French, English, Catalan

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
40
48
2019
33
4
2020
7
28
2021
4
0
2022
41
52
2023
34
8
2024
25
5
2025
4
11
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.

LawQ3
Public AdministrationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Human Rights and ImmigrationComparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesAdministrative Law and GovernanceFinance, Taxation, and GovernanceComparative International Legal StudiesEuropean Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionLegal processes and jurisprudenceBrazilian History and Foreign PolicyEducation Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences and Policies

Frequently asked questions about Revista Catalana de Dret Public

Is Revista Catalana de Dret Public a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Revista Catalana de Dret Public: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Revista Catalana de Dret Public?

Revista Catalana de Dret Public 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 0.10.

Is Revista Catalana de Dret Public indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Revista Catalana de Dret Public is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Revista Catalana de Dret Public?

The Revista Catalana de Dret Públic (RCDP) is a multilingual journal that publishes academic articles on public law. It aims to promote scientific production in Catalan and increase its international dissemination. The journal covers various aspects of public law, including administrative law, constitutional law, financial law, and international public law. It also addresses contemporary legal issues, such as the impact of European regulations on the public sector, artificial intelligence in public administration, climate litigation, and fiscal incentives for co-housing.

How much does it cost to publish in Revista Catalana de Dret Public?

Revista Catalana de Dret Public is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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