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International Journal of Public Sector Management

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0951-3558eISSN1758-6666

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.659

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.223

Total Worksi

1,536

Total Citationsi

45,289

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Management; Public Administration; Political Science and International Relations; Geography, Planning and Development; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 56 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,536

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0951-3558 / 1758-6666

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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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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

Citations received

1.4k

2019

1.1k

2020

775

2021

543

2022

457

2023

421

2024

110

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Public AdministrationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ManagementPublic Administration

Scopus Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International RelationsPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Public Policy and Administration ResearchAccounting and Organizational ManagementNonprofit Sector and VolunteeringManagement and Organizational StudiesLocal Government Finance and Decentralization

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Public Sector Management

Is International Journal of Public Sector Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Public Sector Management: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Public Sector Management?

International Journal of Public Sector Management 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 2.85.

Is International Journal of Public Sector Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Public Sector Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Public Sector Management?