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Public Administration and Development

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0271-2075eISSN1099-162X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.703

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CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.987

Total Works

4,076

Total Citations

37,073

2yr Mean Citedness

2.34

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on public administration and development, examining governance capabilities, public service motivation, and citizen engagement in diverse national and subnational contexts. It explores themes of digital transformation, institutional hybridity, and the impact of governance on gender equality and service effectiveness, particularly in resource-constrained settings and the Global South. The journal also investigates street-level bureaucracy, fiscal decentralization, and adaptive coordination mechanisms in fragile and conflict-affected situations.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications4,076

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0271-2075 / 1099-162X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

DevelopmentQ1

Public AdministrationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development StudiesPublic Administration

Scopus Categories

DevelopmentPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Local Government Finance and DecentralizationPublic Policy and Administration ResearchInternational Development and AidLegal Issues in South AfricaPublic-Private Partnership Projects