Publius (journal)

Publius: The Journal of Federalism is a quarterly social science journal published by Oxford University Press for CSF: Publius, Inc., a non-profit affiliate of the Center for the Study of Federalism. The journal is international in scope and devoted to the history, theory, structures, and practice of federalism and the application of federal principles to political and social issues. It was founded in 1971 by Daniel Elazar, a political scientist at Temple University. Its title is in honor of Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison, who used the pen-name "Publius" in 1787–1788 when they published the papers that became known as The Federalist. The journal is sponsored by the Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Section of the American Political Science Association.

The editors of the journal have been Daniel J. Elazar (1971-1999), John Kincaid (1981-2006), Carol S. Weissert (2006-2014), John Dinan (2014-2023), and the team of Paul Nolette and Philip Rocco (2024-present).

Abstracting and indexing
It is covered by indexing and abstracting services including Social Sciences Citation Index, Historical Abstracts and PAIS. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2022 impact factor of 1.8, ranking it 95th out of 187 journals in the category "Political Science".