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Daniel Elazar established Publius: The Journal of Federalism in 1971 at Temple University. He named the journal to honor Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison who wrote under the pen-name Publius between 1787 and 1788.
Daniel J. Elazar served as editor from 1971 until 1999 spanning nearly thirty years of shaping the journal's direction. John Kincaid took over editorial duties in 1981 and continued through 2006 while Carol S. Weissert led the publication from 2006 to 2014.
Journal Citation Reports assigned Publius an impact factor of 2.2 for the year 2023. This score placed the journal at rank 82nd out of 317 journals within Political Science categories.
Oxford University Press publishes the journal on behalf of CSF: Publius, Inc. This organization operates as a non-profit affiliate of the Center for the Study of Federalism.
The journal covers history theory structures and practice of federalism systems worldwide including how federal principles apply to political and social issues in modern contexts. Topics range from constitutional frameworks to day-to-day administrative challenges allowing scholars to explore both theoretical foundations and real-world implementation details.