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Perspectives on Federalism

Centro Studi Sul Federalismo · Italy · Est. 1987

ISSN2036-5438

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ DOAJ-listed52

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total58

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.104

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications221

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~5 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✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Centro Studi Sul Federalismo

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2036-5438

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

261

2018

2019

2020

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 58/100. 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?

How much does it cost to publish in Perspectives on Federalism?

Perspectives on Federalism is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.