Journal profile · PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
International Journal of Public Leadership
ISSN 2056-4929 · eISSN 2042-8642 · Emerald
International Journal of Public Leadership: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Public Leadership is published by Emerald 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, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Management and Organizational Studies, together about 41.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences17.4%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting15.1%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting9%
- Workplace Spirituality and LeadershipSocial Sciences6.7%
- Organizational Leadership and Management StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Ethics in Business and EducationDecision Sciences3.8%
- Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringSocial Sciences3.8%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences3.3%
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 3 |
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
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 287 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 3 | 24 |
| 2025 | 39 | 13 | 116 |
| 2024 | 20 | 4 | 134 |
| 2023 | 25 | 5 | 201 |
| 2022 | 14 | 2 | 104 |
| 2021 | 26 | 6 | 167 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2056-4929
- Electronic ISSN
- 2042-8642
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Public Leadership
What CAS zone is International Journal of Public Leadership in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Public Leadership 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Public Leadership?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Public Leadership is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Public Leadership open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Public Leadership is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .