Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions
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Aims & Scope
Governance provides a forum for the theoretical and practical discussion of executive politics, public policy, administration, and the organization of the state. Published in association with International Political Science Association's Research Committee on the Structure & Organization of Government (SOG), it emphasizes peer-reviewed articles that take an international or comparative approach to public policy and administration. All papers, regardless of empirical focus, should have wider theoretical, comparative, or practical significance.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisGovernance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions (ISSN: 0952-1895) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Wiley-Blackwell in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.581 (Q1), an H-index of 103.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 64 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,555 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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