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GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS
ISSN 0952-1895 · eISSN 1468-0491 · Wiley-Blackwell
GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.59; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,730; median 250 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 9% (journal website); 117 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 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, Local Government Finance and Decentralization and Social Policy and Reform Studies, together about 32.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Governance provides a forum for the theoretical and empirical study of executive politics, public policy, administration, and the organization of the state. Published in association with International Political Science Association's Research Committee on the Structure & Organization of Government (SOG), it emphasizes peer-reviewed articles that take an international or comparative approach to public policy and administration. All papers, regardless of empirical focus, should have wider theoretical significance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 5, France 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences14.5%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences8.9%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Corruption and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.8%
- Political Influence and Corporate StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- Policy Transfer and LearningSocial Sciences5.7%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences5.4%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current 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
- 3.59LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 927OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 64.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 104Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 357,829Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,165 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 34 | 17 |
| 2025 | 117 | 84 | 236 |
| 2024 | 66 | 47 | 381 |
| 2023 | 97 | 66 | 813 |
| 2022 | 99 | 47 | 1,703 |
| 2021 | 108 | 34 | 1,249 |
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 · to
250 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 189 days – 319 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 262 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (175 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 239 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 11 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 3,730 / EUR 3,130 / GBP 2,430 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- articlesSubmissions should be no more than 9,000 words, excluding citations and bibliography.Length not stated
- book reviewsBooks for review or book reviews for consideration for publication should be sent to Clay Wescott, Book Review Editor, at cwescott@post.harvard.edu, or 16614 Co…Length not stated
- practitioner's perspectivePractitioner's Perspective: The editors invite shorter submissions from practitioners that identify a specific policy or administrative challenge, show how a pa…Length not stated
- reviewortona Lane, Naples, Florida 34110. The review should be around 800-1000 words, and assess the book based on criteria such as the followinmain text ≤ 1,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- AI use
GenAI use must be declared in AI Use Declaration Statement during submission. Model summary
If an author has used a GenAI tool to develop any portion of a manuscript, its use must be described, transparently and in detail, in the AI Use Declaration Statement during Submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data availability statement required, but data sharing not a pre-publication requirement. Model summary
Data availability: Although it is not a pre-publication requirement of Governance, we do require that you complete a data availability statement informing readers whether replication materials (data, code, etc.) are available and how to access them.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Transfer Agreement
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review policy; manuscript must be anonymized with separate title page. Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission portal. Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, you will be directed to make your revisions via the same submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at anytime by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review ou…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Pre-analysis plans may be included as anonymized supplementary material. Model summary
Pre-Analysis Plans: Authors who wish to provide an anonymized version of any pre-analysis plan may do so by including them as supplementary material with their submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving permitted: preprint anytime, accepted version after embargo. Model summary
Authors of articles published in Wiley journals are permitted to self-archive the submitted (preprint) version of the article at any time, and may self-archive the accepted (peer-reviewed) version after an embargo period.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0952-1895
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-0491
- Society / sponsor
- International Political Science Association's Research Committee on the Structure & Organization of Government
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 4 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS
What CAS zone is GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Public Administration / Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.59; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 128.
How long does peer review take at GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 250 days (interquartile range 189–319 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS open access, and what is the APC?
GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,730.
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: .