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Public Integrity

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1989

ISSN1558-0989

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.458

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.935

Total Worksi

1,107

Total Citationsi

15,013

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Public Integrity covers the subjects of Political Science & International Relations, Law & Legal Studies, Anthropology, and Public Administration.

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

Annual Volume~ 50 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,107

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1558-0989

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

675

2019

532

2020

450

2021

650

2022

222

2023

165

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.

LawQ1

PhilosophyQ1

Business and International ManagementQ2

Public AdministrationQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public Administration

Scopus Categories

LawPhilosophySociology and Political ScienceBusiness and International ManagementPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corruption and Economic DevelopmentPublic Policy and Administration ResearchEthics in Business and EducationRegulation and Compliance StudiesManagement and Organizational StudiesNonprofit Sector and VolunteeringCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceLegal Education and Practice InnovationsJudicial and Constitutional StudiesLaw, Economics, and Judicial Systems

Frequently asked questions about Public Integrity

Is Public Integrity a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Public Integrity?

Public Integrity 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 1.50.

Is Public Integrity indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Public Integrity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.