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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,824Hybrid

Public Policy and Administration

Identifier (ISSN):0952-0767(Print)/1749-4192(Online)
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Publisher:Mykolas Romeris University
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
5.5↑ +2.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Public Policy and Administration

WoS Q1
24682.9120223.120232.920243.220255.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):5.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.011
#4,824

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
54

54 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate10.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
26articles/year
46.32% Gold OA•83.33% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Public Policy and Administration is the journal of the UK Joint University Council (JUC) Public Administration Committee (PAC). The journal aims to publish original peer-reviewed material within the broad field of public policy and administration. This includes recent developments in research, scholarship and practice within public policy, public administration, government, public management, administrative theory, administrative history, and administrative politics. The journal seeks to foster a pluralistic approach to the study of public policy and administration. International in readership, Public Policy and Administration welcomes submissions for anywhere in the world, from both academic and practitioner communities.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science96.5%Economics83.5%Law79.2%Business69%Public administration65.7%Philosophy53.8%Sociology53.5%Computer science42.6%Public relations39.7%Linguistics39.2%Politics35.9%Management35.5%Geography33.8%History32.6%Archaeology30.7%Finance28.6%Biology27.5%Mathematics26.4%Economy24.5%Government (linguistics)24.4%Economic growth23.9%Physics23.5%Engineering23.1%Programming language21.2%Marketing20.4%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Q1
Rank5/97
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Q1
Rank19/97
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF5.5
Articles / Year21
Total Citations0
2025
IF3.2
Articles / Year33
Total Citations51
2024
IF2.9
Articles / Year27
Total Citations194
2023
IF3.1
Articles / Year38
Total Citations729
2022
IF2.909
Articles / Year24
Total Citations380

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,824Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1986-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.011

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.11

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,285 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations426
3-Year Documents80
Citable Documents79

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)8

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate41.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Public AdministrationQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Public Policy and Administration (ISSN: 0952-0767) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, published by Mykolas Romeris University in Lithuania. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 5.50, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.011 (Q1), an H-index of 54.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 26 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,285 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Mykolas Romeris University
Publication Language
English, Lithuanian
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusDOAJPubMed

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