Journal profile
Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives
ISSN 2415-5446 · Batalea Publishers · South Africa
Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives is published by Batalea Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Administration in Developing Nations, Public Policy and Administration Research and Legal Issues in South Africa, together about 40.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-chief BS NgcamuPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Administration in Developing NationsSocial Sciences20.1%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences14.6%
- Legal Issues in South AfricaSocial Sciences6.1%
- African Studies and EthnographySocial Sciences6.1%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences4.9%
- Local Economic Development and PlanningSocial Sciences4.3%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences3.7%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 101 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 35 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| 2022 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | ZAR 2,500 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | ZAR 2,500 | No | — |
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
- Batalea Publishers
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2415-5446
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives
How long does peer review take at Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .