Journal profile · Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Administrative Theory and Praxis
ISSN 1084-1806 · eISSN 1949-0461 · Taylor & Francis
Administrative Theory and Praxis: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 89 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Administrative Theory and Praxis is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Policy and Administration Research, Management and Organizational Studies and Foucault, Power, and Ethics, together about 42.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Administrative Theory & Praxis is a leading quarterly journal for critical, normative, or interpretive scholarship focused on various aspects of public administration theory, governance, and management. ATP, the official journal of the Public Administration Theory Network, offers a unique forum to contest or affirm public administration orthodoxies, advance alternative approaches to administrative theory and practice, and examine ethical, democratic, and social justice issues in the field. ATP welcomes manuscripts that situate public administration within broader social, economic, cultural, political, and historical contexts; introduce new theories, frameworks, and literatures; or develop challenging, thought-provoking philosophical arguments about the field. The editors encourage communication about possible manuscripts, symposia, book and media reviews, or Dialogue commentary. Peer Review Statement: All research articles submitted to the journal undergo a rigorous, double anonymized peer review process. All submissions to the journal are subject to initial editor screening. Research articles that pass initial editorial screening are subject to double anonymized review from at least two peer referees. Where articles engage with the work of one or more of the editors themselves, another associate editor will choose external peer reviewers for that submission. Book review submissions are subject to editorial and at least one double anonymized peer review before publication. Dialogue articles are subject to rigorous peer and editorial review and revision prior to publication. Ethics Statements (papers reporting on research with human participants): Authors should review the journal guidance around requirements for ethics statements for human participant research papers, located here. Administrative Theory & Praxis began adhering to the publisher-level disclosure statements and ethics statement polices for articles with an online publication date of 01 January 2024 and onwards. Articles submitted after this date must adhere to these policies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Editor-in-chief Ashley E. NickelsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences24.3%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting12.7%
- Foucault, Power, and EthicsSocial Sciences5.7%
- Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringSocial Sciences5.2%
- Hannah Arendt's Political PhilosophySocial Sciences4.2%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences4%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences3.8%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, EBSCOhostPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.72Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 335OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.95OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 58,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,274 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025 | 40 | 13 | 128 |
| 2024 | 22 | 8 | 68 |
| 2023 | 26 | 4 | 126 |
| 2022 | 22 | 7 | 176 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1 | 185 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
89 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 89 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 46 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- discussionDiscussion | Published online: 15 Sep 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 15 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publisher-level disclosure and ethics statement policies apply to articles with online publication date of 01 January 2024 onwards. Model summary
Administrative Theory & Praxis began adhering to the publisher-level disclosure statements and ethics statement polices for articles with an online publication date of 01 January 2024 and onwards. Articles submitted after this date must adhere to these policies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Administrative Theory & Praxis is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabil…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review with initial editor screening; at least two peer referees for research articles. Model summary
Peer Review Statement: All research articles submitted to the journal undergo a rigorous, double anonymized peer review process. All submissions to the journal are subject to initial editor screening. Research articles that pass initial editorial screening are subject to double anonymized review from at least two peer referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1084-1806
- Electronic ISSN
- 1949-0461
- Society / sponsor
- Public Administration Theory Network
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Administrative Theory and Praxis
How long does peer review take at Administrative Theory and Praxis?
The publisher reports about 89 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Administrative Theory and Praxis based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Administrative Theory and Praxis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Administrative Theory and Praxis is indexed in Scopus.
Is Administrative Theory and Praxis open access, and what is the APC?
Administrative Theory and Praxis is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .