Journal profile · PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy
ISSN 1337-9038 · eISSN 1338-4309 · Sciendo · Poland
NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy is published by Sciendo 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, Local Government Finance and Decentralization and E-Government and Public Services, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (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 Sciences17.6%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences11.4%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences7%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.9%
- Public Procurement and PolicyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences4.4%
- Ombudsman and Human RightsSocial Sciences3.9%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public Administration | 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
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 287 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 43 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 79 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 115 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 268 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | 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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1337-9038
- Electronic ISSN
- 1338-4309
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy
What CAS zone is NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy 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 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy open access, and what is the APC?
NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .