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Perspectives on Federalism

Centro Studi Sul Federalismo · Italy · Est. 1987

ISSN2036-5438
SJR Q4Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.104
H-Indexi
12
SNIPi
0.188
Total Worksi
221
Total Citationsi
709
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Perspectives on Federalism aims at publishing high quality papers at the forefront of the study of federalism in different disciplinary fields. Interdisciplinary research papers are also very much welcomed. Perspectives on Federalism is an open forum for interdisciplinary debate about federalism at all levels of government: sub-national, national, and supra-national at both regional and global levels. A special focus is given to the developments of European integration. Perspectives on Federalism is divided into three sections. Along with essays and review articles, it also publishes very short notes to provide information and updated comments about political, economic and legal issues in federal states, regional organizations, and international organizations at global level, whenever they are relevant to scholars of federalism. Perspectives on Federalism publishes original contributions from different disciplinary viewpoints as the subject of federalism requires.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1987
Annual Volume~ 5 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2024)
Total Publications221
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open
OA Since2008
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Centro Studi Sul Federalismo
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2036-5438
Indexed in a trusted database?
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?
No
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
22
93
2015
22
41
2016
27
83
2017
43
271
2018
11
14
2019
12
20
2020
2
0
2023
2
1
2024

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.

LawQ4
Political Science and International RelationsQ4
Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European Union Policy and GovernancePolitical Systems and GovernanceEuropean and International Law StudiesEuropean Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionJudicial and Constitutional StudiesHuman Rights and ImmigrationLaw and Political ScienceLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationEuropean Monetary and Fiscal PoliciesRegional Development and Policy

Frequently asked questions about Perspectives on Federalism

Is Perspectives on Federalism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Perspectives on Federalism: it is indexed in 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 Perspectives on Federalism?

Perspectives on Federalism is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.104.

Is Perspectives on Federalism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Perspectives on Federalism is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Perspectives on Federalism?

Perspectives on Federalism aims at publishing high quality papers at the forefront of the study of federalism in different disciplinary fields. Interdisciplinary research papers are also very much welcomed. Perspectives on Federalism is an open forum for interdisciplinary debate about federalism at all levels of government: sub-national, national, and supra-national at both regional and global levels. A special focus is given to the developments of European integration. Perspectives on Federalism is divided into three sections. Along with essays and review articles, it also publishes very shor

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