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Journal of Public Policy

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1981

ISSN1469-7815

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.906

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.238

Total Worksi

1,544

Total Citationsi

42,878

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Public Policy is a leading international journal that publishes high-quality research on all aspects of public policy. It aims to foster a deeper understanding of the policy process, policy analysis, and policy outcomes. The journal welcomes theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions from scholars across a wide range of disciplines, including political science, economics, sociology, public administration, and law. It is committed to advancing the study of public policy and to making its research accessible to a global audience.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,544

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

OA Since2024

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~68 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-7815

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

665

2019

449

2020

218

2021

492

2022

200

2023

170

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.

Public AdministrationQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political SciencePublic Administration

Scopus Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Policy and Reform StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPolicy Transfer and LearningPolitical Influence and Corporate StrategiesElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationPublic Policy and Administration ResearchEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationFiscal Policies and Political Economy

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Public Policy

Is Journal of Public Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Public Policy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Public Policy?

Journal of 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 2.10.

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

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