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International Review of Public Administration

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN2331-7795

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.435

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.491

Total Worksi

729

Total Citationsi

9,008

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Review of Public Administration publishes social science research on global public administration, policy, theory, finance, the public sector, and human resource management. Its aim is to provide comprehensive knowledge of public administration and policy based on high-quality academic research.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications729

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

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5/11 · 45%

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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?

2331-7795

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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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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

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

204

2019

319

2020

144

2021

157

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.

Public AdministrationQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Public Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Public Policy and Administration ResearchLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorNonprofit Sector and VolunteeringE-Government and Public ServicesFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthSocial Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Capital and NetworksCorruption and Economic DevelopmentInternational Development and Aid

Frequently asked questions about International Review of Public Administration

Is International Review of Public Administration a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Review of Public Administration: 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 International Review of Public Administration?

International Review of Public Administration is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.435.

Is International Review of Public Administration indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Review of Public Administration is indexed in Scopus.