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Top Scientific Journals in Public Administration

Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Public Administration. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.

Total Journals
59
Q1 Journals
12
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#21
Tier 3
Journal of Public Procurement
ISSN: 1535-0118 / 2150-6930 • Emerald
Impact Factor
2.2
Scopus SJR
0.439
United KingdomView Profile
#22
Tier 3
International Journal of Public Leadership
ISSN: 2056-4929 / 2042-8642 • Emerald
Impact Factor
2.1
Scopus SJR
0.315
InternationalView Profile
#23
Q1
Impact Factor
2
Scopus SJR
0.367
United KingdomView Profile
#24
Tier 3
Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy
ISSN: 1944-4079 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
2
Scopus SJR
0.444
United StatesView Profile
#25
Tier 3
Administration & Society
ISSN: 0095-3997 / 1552-3039 • SAGE
Impact Factor
1.9
Scopus SJR
1.073
United StatesView Profile
#26
Tier 4
Public Works Management & Policy
ISSN: 1087-724X / 1552-7549 • SAGE
Impact Factor
1.9
Scopus SJR
0.308
United StatesView Profile
#27
Tier 3
Journal of Public Affairs
ISSN: 1472-3891 / 1479-1854 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
1.7
Scopus SJR
0.503
United StatesView Profile
#28
Tier 3
Nonprofit Policy Forum
ISSN: 2194-6035 / 2154-3348 • De Gruyter
Impact Factor
1.6
Scopus SJR
0.426
#29
Tier 3
Public Integrity
ISSN: 1099-9922 / 1558-0989 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
1.4
Scopus SJR
0.458
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#30
Tier 4
Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
ISSN: 2194-6361 / 1547-7355 • Walter de Gruyter
Impact Factor
1.3
Scopus SJR
0.327
#31
Tier 4
NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy
ISSN: 1337-9038 / 1338-4309 • Sciendo
Impact Factor
1.3
Scopus SJR
0.277
#32
Tier 3
Impact Factor
1
Scopus SJR
0.325
InternationalView Profile
#33
Tier 4
Civil Szemle
ISSN: 1786-3341
Impact Factor
0.8
Scopus SJR
0.218
InternationalView Profile
#34
Tier 4
Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs
ISSN: 2381-3717 • Midwest Public Affairs Conference
Impact Factor
0.8
Scopus SJR
0.311
United StatesView Profile
#35
Tier 4
Revista de Administracao Publica
ISSN: 0034-7612 / 1982-3134 • Fundação Getúlio Vargas
Impact Factor
0.8
Scopus SJR
0.207
#36
Tier 4
International Social Security Review
ISSN: 0020-871X / 1468-246X • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
0.7
Scopus SJR
0.385
United KingdomView Profile
#37
Tier 3
Public Budgeting and Finance
ISSN: 0275-1100 / 1540-5850 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
0.7
Scopus SJR
0.309
United StatesView Profile
#38
Tier 4
Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences
ISSN: 1842-2845 / 2247-8310 • Babes Bolyai University
Impact Factor
0.6
Scopus SJR
0.253
#39
Tier 4
Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research
ISSN: 1920-9355 • Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing
Impact Factor
0.5
Scopus SJR
0.187
#40
Tier 4
Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
ISSN: 1836-0394 • UTS ePRESS
Impact Factor
0.5
Scopus SJR
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