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Science and Public Policy

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0302-3427eISSN1471-5430

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.847

H-Indexi

112

SNIPi

1.444

Total Worksi

4,452

Total Citationsi

63,831

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Studies; Management; Public Administration; Geography, Planning and Development; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency10 No. A Year, 2006-

StatusActive

Total Publications4,452

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0302-3427 / 1471-5430

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.3k

2019

1.6k

2020

2021

1.1k

2022

857

2023

613

2024

103

129

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Public AdministrationQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental StudiesManagementPublic Administration

Scopus Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovation Policy and R&DRegional Development and PolicyUniversity-Industry-Government Innovation ModelsInnovation and Knowledge ManagementHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Science and Public Policy

Is Science and Public Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science and Public Policy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Science and Public Policy?

Science and Public Policy is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.25.

Is Science and Public Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science and Public Policy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Science and Public Policy?