Aims and Scope
Public Administration is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal which covers research, theory, and practice in public administration, public policy, public organization theory, and public management. It was established in 1923 and was ranked in the top of its field by a 1983 survey. In 2021, the journal was ranked as second in the field of public administration. One of its founders was the Liberal and later Labour statesman Richard Haldane (1st Viscount of Haldane), and the journal awards an annual prize in his honour to the most distinguished practitioner essay published in Public Administration in that year. The journal is published by Wiley and is edited by Bruce D. McDonald, III (North Carolina State University).
Key Metrics
5.1
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
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.
0.84
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
Public Administration
SJR
- 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.
2.24
SNIP
SNIP
Source Normalized Impact per Paper measures actual citations received relative to citations expected for the serial’s subject field.
10 Mo
Time to Publish
Time to Publish
Based on turnaround time from submission to publication for papers (articles & reviews) published in 2022 and for journals with a sample of more than 10 papers.
Time To Publish
Time to Publish
Based on turnaround time from submission to publication for papers (articles & reviews) published in 2022 and for journals with a sample of more than 10 papers.
Time to Publish
Based on turnaround time from submission to publication for papers (articles & reviews) published in 2022 and for journals with a sample of more than 10 papers.
% of papers by time taken from submission to publication
0 to 3 months
2%
4 to 6 months
11%
7 to 9 months
32%
Above 9 months
55%
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Topics Covered
- Retail banking
- Artificial intelligence
- Institutional design
- Public service
- Public service motivation
- Collaborative game
- Institutional analysis
- Central bank
- Accountability
- Organizational performance
- Public value
- Public health
- Local government
- Pandemic
- Red tape
- Participatory budgeting
- Public sector
- Survey experiment
- Reputation management
- Monetary policy
Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | WILEY |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publication Start Year | 1923 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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Scite analysis
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6k articles received 71k citations see all
- 1,350 Supporting
- 65,854 Mentioning
- 159 Contrasting
Editorial notices
- 1 Retractions
- 0 Withdrawals
- 3 Corrections
- 2 Errata
- 0 Expression of Concern
FAQs
How long has Public Administration been actively publishing?
Public Administration has been in operation since 1923 till date.
What is the publishing frequency of Public Administration ?
Public Administration published with a Quarterly frequency.
How many articles did Public Administration publish last years ?
In 2023, Public Administration published 70 articles.
What is the eISSN & pISSN for Public Administration ?
For Public Administration,eISSN is 1467-9299 and pISSN is0033-3298.
What is Citescore for Public Administration ?
Citescore for Public Administration is 5.1.
What is SNIP score for Public Administration ?
SNIP score for Public Administration is 2.24.
What is the SJR for Public Administration ?
SJR for Public Administration is Q1.
Who is the publisher of Public Administration ?
WILEY is the publisher of Public Administration.