Journal profile · PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA
ISSN 0008-4840 · eISSN 1754-7121 · Wiley-Blackwell
CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.17; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; review about 58 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 49% (journal website); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Policy and Administration Research, Political Systems and Governance and Canadian Identity and History, together about 45.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Canadian Public Administration/Administration publique du Canada is the refereed scholarly publication of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC). It covers executive, legislative, judicial and quasi-judicial functions at all three levels of Canadian government. Published quarterly, the journal focuses mainly on Canadian issues but also welcomes manuscripts which compare Canadian public sector institutions and practices with those in other countries or examine issues in other countries or international organizations which are of interest to the public administration community in Canada.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences20.1%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences14.3%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences10.8%
- Social Sciences and GovernanceSocial Sciences9.2%
- Canadian Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.2%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences3.1%
- Evaluation and Performance AssessmentDecision Sciences2.7%
- Regulation and Compliance StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- Impact factor
- 1.17LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 435OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 44Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 153,681Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,385 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 23 | 1 |
| 2025 | 48 | 40 | 31 |
| 2024 | 53 | 47 | 150 |
| 2023 | 45 | 39 | 127 |
| 2022 | 57 | 8 | 304 |
| 2021 | 50 | 16 | 219 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (31% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 49%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 56 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 accepted4, with length limits
- original articleadministration in Canada. It contains: Original Articles of up to 8,000 words (including references) on Canadian public administration thmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- practice notesPractice Notes of up to 3,000 words, focus on concise reflections on lessons learned in any given area of public administration practice, and how these apply or…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research notesResearch Notes of up to 3,000 words present preliminary research findings or summaries of ongoing research that provide conceptual, empirical and methodological…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- state of the art notesState of the Art Notes of up to 4,000 words are invited pieces by the editorial team that focus on an assessment of scholarship in a given area.main text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access For authors choosing Open Access
If you decide to select the Open Access option, please use the links below to obtain an open access agreement to sign [this will supersede the journal's usual license agreement]. By selecting the Open Access option you have the choice of the following Creative Commons License open access agreements:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Advanced search and citation search options Model summary
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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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0008-4840
- Electronic ISSN
- 1754-7121
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA
What CAS zone is CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public Administration. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.17; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA?
The publisher reports about 58 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 49% (2025). 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.
Which databases index CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA open access, and what is the APC?
CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .