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Revista Catalana de Dret Public

Public Administration School of Catalonia · Spain · Est. 1969

ISSN1885-8252
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total43
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.279
H-Index
11
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.145
Total Works
826
Total Citations
679
2yr Mean Citedness
0.10
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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
26
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSpain
Primary LanguageSpanish, Italian, German, Galician, French, English, Catalan
1st Year Published1969
Annual Volume~ 36 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?
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ2
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
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref