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Studies in Public and Non-Profit Governance

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2051-6630
SJR Q4Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.145
H-Indexi
9
Total Worksi
53
Total Citationsi
192
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Public Administration; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary Language
1st Year Published2013
Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2018)
Total Publications53
Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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

5/11 · 45%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2051-6630
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

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
16
85
2013
15
38
2014
18
48
2015
14
53
2018

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 AdministrationQ4
Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringPublic Policy and Administration ResearchCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingManagement and Organizational StudiesAccounting and Organizational ManagementCorporate Finance and GovernanceCorruption and Economic DevelopmentLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationHealthcare innovation and challengesJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Frequently asked questions about Studies in Public and Non-Profit Governance

Is Studies in Public and Non-Profit Governance a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Studies in Public and Non-Profit Governance: it is indexed in 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 Studies in Public and Non-Profit Governance?

Studies in Public and Non-Profit Governance is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.145.

Is Studies in Public and Non-Profit Governance indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Studies in Public and Non-Profit Governance is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Studies in Public and Non-Profit Governance?

Subject areas: Public Administration; Sociology and Political Science.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref