Journal profile · Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Public Administration and Policy
ISSN 1727-2645 · eISSN 2517-679X · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
Public Administration and Policy: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Public Administration and Policy is published by Emerald Publishing and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corruption and Economic Development, Local Government Finance and Decentralization and Public Policy and Administration Research, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Public Administration and Policy is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, journal publishing research on public administration and management, specifically in the Asia-Pacific region. Public Administration and Policy is owned and jointly sponsored by Hong Kong Public Administration Association and SPEED, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Submit to this journal About this journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corruption and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences9.8%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences8.4%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences7%
- Hong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsSocial Sciences7%
- Socioeconomic Development in AsiaSocial Sciences5.6%
- Taxation and Compliance StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.91OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 224 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 28 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 126 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 104 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 234 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 447 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewResearch Paper — up to 7000 words Case Study — up to 7000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 2000 words Viewpoint — up to 4000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words …main text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 7000 words Case Study — up to 7000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 2000 words Viewpoint — up to 4000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words …main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 7000 words Case Study — up to 7000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 2000 words Viewpoint — up to 4000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words …main text ≤ 7,000 words
- viewpointResearch Paper — up to 7000 words Case Study — up to 7000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 2000 words Viewpoint — up to 4000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words …main text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access options
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1727-2645
- Electronic ISSN
- 2517-679X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 2 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Public Administration and Policy
What CAS zone is Public Administration and Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Public Administration and Policy is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science / Public Administration. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Public Administration and Policy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Public Administration and Policy?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Public Administration and Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Public Administration and Policy is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Public Administration and Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Public Administration and Policy is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .