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Journal of European Public Policy

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

ISSN1466-4429

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?

226

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 213d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.219

H-Indexi

181

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.419

Total Worksi

2,719

Total Citationsi

160,368

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of European Public Policy (JEPP) publishes analytical, theoretical, and methodological articles in the study of public policy, European politics, and the EU. It aims to be a comprehensive source in these fields.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

Frequency10 No. A Year, 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,719

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?

1466-4429

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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

5.2k

2019

123

4.6k

2020

133

5.1k

2021

108

2.9k

2022

166

3.3k

2023

142

1.6k

2024

165

580

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

Public AdministrationQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political SciencePublic Administration

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Policy and Reform StudiesPolitical Influence and Corporate StrategiesEuropean and International Law StudiesElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationPolicy Transfer and LearningPolitical Systems and GovernanceGlobal Financial Regulation and CrisesEU Law and Policy AnalysisPopulism, Right-Wing Movements

Frequently asked questions about Journal of European Public Policy

Is Journal of European Public Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of European Public Policy: 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 European Public Policy?

Journal of European 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 5.31.

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

Journal of European Public Policy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.