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Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0952-1895eISSN1468-0491

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.426

H-Index

126

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.057

Total Works

2,128

Total Citations

74,073

2yr Mean Citedness

1.72

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on public administration and governance, focusing on the mechanisms, structures, and processes through which states and governments intervene in markets, deliver social services, and manage policy. Articles examine the role of political and administrative elites, the impact of economic ideas and competition law, and the challenges posed by populism and authoritarianism in shaping policy outcomes and institutional change.

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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—

Annual Volume~ 93 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,128

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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 Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0952-1895 / 1468-0491

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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

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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.

MarketingQ1

Public AdministrationQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political SciencePublic Administration

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePublic AdministrationMarketing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Public Policy and Administration ResearchLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Policy and Reform StudiesCorruption and Economic DevelopmentPolitical Influence and Corporate Strategies