Aims and Scope
Public Administration Review is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal the field of public administration. It was established in 1940 and has been one of the top-rated journals in the field. It is the official journal of the American Society for Public Administration and is published by Wiley-Blackwell. The editor-in-chief Jeremy L. Hall University of Central Florida. From 2018 to 2020, he served as the co-editor-in-chief alongside of R. Paul Battaglio. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 4.063, ranking it 4th out of 48 journals in the category "Public Administration".
Key Metrics
8.8
CiteScore
CiteScore
CiteScore measures average citations received per document published in the serial.
0.005 - 0.01
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor Score measures the number of times articles from the journal published in the past five years have been cited. This does not include self citations.
5 - 10
Impact Factor
Impact Factor
Impact factor of a journal is calculated by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous two years.
163
H index
H-Index
Journal's h-index reflects the collective citation impact of the authors publishing in the journal. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal has published at least h papers that have each been cited at least h times.
0.92
5-Year SI
5-year SI
- N/A 2-year SI
- 0.89 Lifetime SI
Scite Index
Scite Index
scite Index is the ratio of citations supporting research which is published in the journal to sum of citations either supporting or contrasting the research published in the journal for the same time period. Minimum 100 supporting citations required.
Q1
Marketing
SJR
- Q1 Marketing
- Q1 Public Administration
- Q1 Sociology and Political Science
SJR
SJR
SCImago Journal Rank measures weighted citations received by the serial. Citation weighting depends on subject field and prestige (SJR) of the citing serial.
3.23
SNIP
SNIP
Source Normalized Impact per Paper measures actual citations received relative to citations expected for the serial’s subject field.
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Topics Covered on Public Administration Review
- Public sector
- Government
- Social media
- Organizational performance
- Public service
- Local government
- Field experiment
- Complete information
- Pandemic
- Priority setting
- Organizational reputation
- National security
- Red tape
- Public service motivation
- Accountability
- Public management
- Civil rights
- Strategic planning
- Open government
- Citizen satisfaction
Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | WILEY |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1963 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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Conditional Embeddedness: Local Government Attention Under Institutional Incentives
- 21 Apr 26
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When Do Citizens Support Corrupt Politicians? The Trade‐Offs Between Corruption and Competence
- 21 Apr 26
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An Unstable Hierarchy: Departmental Dynamics in Local Government Organizations
- 21 Apr 26
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Regulatory Offsetting Schemes as Effective Governmental Self‐Binding Device? Lessons From the German Experience
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Behavioral Charity: Third‐Party Ratings of Nonprofits as Salience and Heuristics
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Scite analysis
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8.5k articles received 165.8k citations see all
- 3,447 Supporting
- 154,367 Mentioning
- 408 Contrasting
Editorial notices
- 0 Retractions
- 0 Withdrawals
- 15 Corrections
- 5 Errata
- 0 Expression of Concern
FAQs
How long has Public Administration Review been actively publishing?
Public Administration Review has been in operation since 1963 till date.
What is the publishing frequency of Public Administration Review ?
Public Administration Review published with a Bi-monthly frequency.
How many articles did Public Administration Review publish last years ?
In 2025, Public Administration Review published 129 articles.
What is the eISSN & pISSN for Public Administration Review ?
For Public Administration Review,eISSN is 1540-6210 and pISSN is0033-3352.
What is Citescore for Public Administration Review ?
Citescore for Public Administration Review is 8.8.
What is H index for Public Administration Review ?
H index for Public Administration Review is 163.
What is SNIP score for Public Administration Review ?
SNIP score for Public Administration Review is 3.23.
What is the SJR for Public Administration Review ?
SJR for Public Administration Review is Q1.
Who is the publisher of Public Administration Review ?
WILEY is the publisher of Public Administration Review.