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Public Administration Issues

National Research University Higher School of Economics · Russian Federation · Est. 1994

ISSN1999-5431eISSN1999-5431

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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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 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.216

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.48

Total Worksi

1,431

Total Citationsi

1,312

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal publishes research on public and municipal administration, covering theory and practice, state control, tax administration, public service motivation, higher education monitoring systems, e-government, market regulation, and related topics.

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation

Primary LanguageEnglish, Russian

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,431

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Research University Higher School of Economics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1999-5431 / 1999-5431

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous

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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, Russian

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

152

2019

120

2020

111

2021

187

2022

134

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.

Public AdministrationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public Administration

Scopus Categories

Public Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal and Policy IssuesEconomic and Technological Developments in RussiaRegional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaEconomic Issues in UkraineSecurity, Politics, and Digital TransformationArctic and Russian Policy StudiesHealthcare Systems and Public HealthSocioeconomic and Demographic AnalysisRussia and Soviet political economy

Frequently asked questions about Public Administration Issues

Is Public Administration Issues a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Public Administration Issues: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Public Administration Issues?

Public Administration Issues 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 0.77.

Is Public Administration Issues indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Public Administration Issues is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.