Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Perspectives on Federalism
ISSN 2036-5438 · Centre for Studies on Federalism · Italy
Perspectives on Federalism: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Perspectives on Federalism is published by Centre for Studies on Federalism. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Systems and Governance, European Union Policy and Governance and European and International Law Studies, together about 56.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences23.4%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences16.6%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences16.4%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences5.1%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Commonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismSocial Sciences3.4%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q4 | 1054/1162 | — |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q4 | 684/745 | — |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1415/1530 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 210 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 77 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Centre for Studies on Federalism
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2036-5438
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Perspectives on Federalism
How long does peer review take at Perspectives on Federalism?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Perspectives on Federalism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Perspectives on Federalism is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Perspectives on Federalism open access, and what is the APC?
Perspectives on Federalism is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .