Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age
ISSN 2334-4520 · eISSN 2334-4539 · IGI Global Publishing
International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age is published by IGI Global Publishing 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 E-Government and Public Services, Social Media and Politics and ICT Impact and Policies, together about 45.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences28.3%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences9.9%
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering7.2%
- Smart Cities and TechnologiesEngineering6.5%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences5.7%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences4.7%
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences3.2%
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 | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 251 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 37 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 30 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
English version of the website is the official version in case of translation discrepancies. Model summary
If any questions arise related to the accuracy of the information contained in the translated website, please refer to the English version of the website which is the official version.
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
- IGI Global Publishing
- ISSN
- 2334-4520
- Electronic ISSN
- 2334-4539
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age
What CAS zone is International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .