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Public Budgeting and Finance

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN0275-1100eISSN1540-5850

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.376

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.775

Total Works

1,660

Total Citations

14,100

2yr Mean Citedness

0.70

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on public finance, focusing on the fiscal policies and budgetary decisions of governments at various levels, including national, subnational, and local entities. Articles examine topics such as taxation, debt management, intergovernmental transfers, and the impact of fiscal rules and transparency on government performance and citizen well-being.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,660

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0275-1100 / 1540-5850

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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.

Public AdministrationQ2

Economics and EconometricsQ3

FinanceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public Administration

Scopus Categories

FinanceEconomics and EconometricsPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Local Government Finance and DecentralizationFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthFiscal Policies and Political EconomyHousing Market and EconomicsPublic Policy and Administration Research