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Global Constitutionalism

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2012

ISSN2045-3825

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.726

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.434

Total Worksi

426

Total Citationsi

3,858

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Global Constitutionalism is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality scholarship on the theory and practice of constitutionalism in a global context. It aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and debate on the challenges and opportunities facing constitutionalism in the 21st century. The journal welcomes submissions from scholars in law, political science, sociology, philosophy, and other relevant disciplines.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications426

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

OA Since2023

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2045-3825

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

393

2019

573

2020

179

2021

238

2022

329

2023

2024

2025

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.

HistoryQ1

PhilosophyQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International RelationsLawPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySociology and Political ScienceHistory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Judicial and Constitutional StudiesInternational Law and Human RightsLegal case studies and regulationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPolitical Philosophy and EthicsGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsInternational Arbitration and Investment LawEuropean and International Law StudiesHuman Rights and DevelopmentEuropean Union Policy and Governance

Frequently asked questions about Global Constitutionalism

Is Global Constitutionalism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Global Constitutionalism: 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 Global Constitutionalism?

Global Constitutionalism 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 1.27.

Is Global Constitutionalism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Global Constitutionalism is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.