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State and Local Government Review

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1988

ISSN1943-3409

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

Total66

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.498

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.766

Total Worksi

697

Total Citationsi

8,798

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Political Science and International Relations; Public Administration.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1988

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications697

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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

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5/12 · 42%

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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?

1943-3409

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

359

2019

351

2020

162

2021

167

2022

2023

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Public AdministrationQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Political Science and International RelationsPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Local Government Finance and DecentralizationPublic Policy and Administration ResearchFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationFiscal Policies and Political EconomyPolicy Transfer and LearningPolitical Influence and Corporate StrategiesDisaster Management and ResilienceE-Government and Public ServicesNonprofit Sector and Volunteering

Frequently asked questions about State and Local Government Review

Is State and Local Government Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for State and Local Government Review: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 66/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of State and Local Government Review?

State and Local Government Review is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.498.

Is State and Local Government Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

State and Local Government Review is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of State and Local Government Review?