Public Administration

SJR Rank #847H-index: 126SJR: 2.723Best quartile: Q1APC: US$3,950
Journal website: aims, scope and author guidelines
Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Country

United Kingdom

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

2022202500.71.42.12.8

Subject Categories

  • Public AdministrationQ1
  • Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Areas: Social Sciences

Most published research topics

Public Policy and Administration ResearchLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationPolitical Systems and GovernancePolitical and Economic history of UK and USSocial Policy and Reform StudiesNonprofit Sector and VolunteeringCommonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismPolicy Transfer and LearningHealthcare innovation and challengesEuropean Union Policy and Governance

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

2025 Docs3-Year DocsCitable Docs060120180240

Documents per Year

202220250306090120

Detailed Information

ISSN

1467-9299, 0033-3298

SJR Best Quartile

Q1

Region

Western Europe

Citations per Document (2 years)

8.60

References per Document

81.75

Coverage

1923-2026

Scope

Public Administration, founded in 1922, is a major refereed journal with global circulation and global coverage. The journal publishes articles on all facets of public administration, public policy and public management. The editors are especially interested in papers that deal with major administrative challenges that generate theoretical advances and provide substantive insights. The journal has three core objectives: • To stimulate international scholarly and practitioner dialogue in public administration, public management, public organization theory and policy analysis. • To encourage critical and comparative analysis of challenges facing contemporary systems of governing. • To publish theoretically and empirically rigorous research on topics of broad and vivid current interest.

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