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Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
ISSN 1053-1858 · eISSN 1477-9803 · Oxford University Press
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory: CAS Zone 1 · Management (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.49; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,029; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 1 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Policy and Administration Research, Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering and Local Government Finance and Decentralization, together about 43.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory seeks to advance public administration scholarship by publishing the highest quality theoretical and empirical work in the field. The journal is multidisciplinary and includes within its scope organizational, administrative, managerial, and policy-based research that improves our understanding of the public sector. JPART is committed to developing diverse and rigorous research that extends and builds public administration theory. The Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory is the official journal of the Public Management Research Association. Please visit their website for more information. The Journal of Public Administration and Research Theory is covered by the following abstracting and indexing services: CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Current Contents® - Social and Behavioral Sciences Emerald Management Reviews International Bibliography of the Social Sciences International Political Science Abstracts Journal Citation Reports - Social Sciences Edition Policy Currents PROQUEST DATABASE : ABI/INFORM Complete PROQUEST DATABASE : ABI/INFORM Global PROQUEST DATABASE : ABI/INFORM Research PROQUEST DATABASE : Magazines ProQuest 5000 International ProQuest Central ProQuest Discovery ProQuest International Academic Research Library ProQuest News & Magazines ProQuest Pharma Collection ProQuest Platinum ProQuest Political Science ProQuest Research Library ProQuest Social Science Journals ProQuest Wilson Databases Public Affairs Information Services (PAIS) Sage Public Administration Abstracts Scopus Social Science Index Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Social Sciences Citation Index® Social Scisearch® Sociological Abstracts - ProQuest The Standard Periodical Directory Urban Studies Abstracts Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 7.4 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 8.1 Political Science (Rank by Impact Factor) 3/332 Public Administration (Rank by Impact Factor) 1/97 2025 Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) 2.68 2025 Cited Half-Life 12.4 years 2025 Immediacy Index 1.4 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00515 2025 Article Influence Score 2.986 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 11.0 Sociology And Political Science (Rank by CiteScore) 29/1530 Public Administration (Rank by CiteScore) 8/248 Marketing (Rank by CiteScore) 47/221 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 3.206 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 438,272 About metrics Disclaimer Statements
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 56, Denmark 11, Netherlands 7, United Kingdom 6, Brazil 4 (99 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences31%
- Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringSocial Sciences6.5%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences6.4%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
- Regulation and Compliance StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences4.2%
- Policy Transfer and LearningSocial Sciences4%
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 1 |
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: 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
- 7.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 11Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 189OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,118OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 438,272Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,780 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 7 | 16 |
| 2025 | 40 | 25 | 230 |
| 2024 | 25 | 14 | 305 |
| 2023 | 29 | 17 | 725 |
| 2022 | 53 | 21 | 1,849 |
| 2021 | 55 | 25 | 1,534 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,029 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 1053-1858
- Electronic ISSN
- 1477-9803
- Society / sponsor
- Public Management Research Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
What CAS zone is Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory is in Zone 1 of Management, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Political Science / Public Administration; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.49; CiteScore 11, h-index 189.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory based?
Of the 99 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (56), Denmark (11) and Netherlands (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,029.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .