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Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice

Routledge · United States · Est. 1998

ISSN1387-6988eISSN1572-5448

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ 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?

299

days submission → published

measured · last 14 articles · accept 244d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.703

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.139

Total Worksi

1,027

Total Citationsi

23,721

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice aims to expand the discussion of research in public administration, policy analysis, politics, public economics, and public policy. It also seeks to stimulate the intellectual development of comparative policy studies and foster an international community of scholars researching global inter- and intra-policy making.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

FrequencyQuarterly, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,027

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1387-6988 / 1572-5448

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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

726

2019

2020

915

2021

158

2022

323

2023

191

2024

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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Public AdministrationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public Administration

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Policy and Reform StudiesPolicy Transfer and LearningPublic Policy and Administration ResearchPolitical Influence and Corporate StrategiesEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationInternational Development and AidEmployment and Welfare StudiesHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismFiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice

Is Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice: 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 Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice?

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice 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 1.83.

Is Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.