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American Review of Public Administration

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1981

ISSN1552-3357

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

1.101

H-Index

108

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.25

Total Works

1,721

Total Citations

56,690

2yr Mean Citedness

1.89

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on public administration, focusing on the behavior of public employees, the impact of political appointments and environmental pressures on agencies, and the effectiveness of management practices across different sectors. It also examines public trust in government, the role of public participation in policy, and the intricacies of inter-local collaboration and service delivery.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,721

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1552-3357

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Public AdministrationQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

MarketingQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public Administration

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePublic AdministrationMarketing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Public Policy and Administration ResearchNonprofit Sector and VolunteeringLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationE-Government and Public ServicesManagement and Organizational StudiesFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorRegulation and Compliance StudiesFiscal Policies and Political EconomyPolicy Transfer and Learning