Global Constitutionalism

Aims & Scope

Global Constitutionalism (GlobCon) offers an interdisciplinary space for addressing the foundations, limitations and contestations of the principles and norms of political order and their dynamics over time on a global scale.

The journal publishes cutting-edge peer-reviewed work which refers to and advances global constitutionalism as an interdisciplinary field.

Submissions are invited from a broad range of disciplines including International Law, Political Science, International Relations, Comparative Constitutional Law, Comparative Politics, Political Theory and Philosophy.

In the first issue of each volume, the editors critically engage with progress made and challenges which lie ahead for further advancement of the field.

These annual editorials are published on a free-to-read basis.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	0.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.566

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	17

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10274

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	173

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Global constitutionalism: Human rights, democracy and the rule of law

  Citation: 62

  Authors: ANTJE, ANTHONY F., JAMES, MIGUEL POIARES, MATTIAS

• The ‘dark’ side of normative argumentation – The case of counterterrorism policy

  Citation: 50

  Authors: REGINA, MARTIN, DANIELA

• Authority conflicts in internet governance: Liberals vs. sovereigntists?

  Citation: 43

  Authors: DANIËLLE, MARKUS, ANKE S.

• Constitutionalism in an old key: Legality and constituent power

  Citation: 43

  Authors: DAVID

• After fragmentation: Norm collisions, interface conflicts, and conflict management

  Citation: 43

  Authors: CHRISTIAN, MICHAEL

• A cosmopolitan legal order: Constitutional pluralism and rights adjudication in Europe

  Citation: 43

  Authors: ALEC

• Activating norm collisions: Interface conflicts in international drug control

  Citation: 33

  Authors: SASSAN, ANNA, ANDREA

• International paternalism and humanitarian governance

  Citation: 33

  Authors: MICHAEL N

• Comparative, global and transnational constitutionalism: The emergence of a transnational legal-pluralist order

  Citation: 30

  Authors: PEER

• The principle of subsidiarity as a constitutional principle in international law

  Citation: 30

  Authors: ANDREAS

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