Journal profile · PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Public Performance & Management Review
ISSN 1530-9576 · eISSN 1557-9271 · Taylor & Francis
Public Performance & Management Review: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.87; hybrid open access; 72 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Public Performance & Management Review is published by Taylor & Francis 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, Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering and Accounting and Organizational Management, together about 45.5% 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 Sciences28.1%
- Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringSocial Sciences9.3%
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8.1%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences7.4%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences7%
- Public-Private Partnership ProjectsBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- Evaluation and Performance AssessmentDecision Sciences3.6%
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)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.87LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 641OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 41%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,179 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 10 | 27 |
| 2025 | 72 | 25 | 407 |
| 2024 | 53 | 16 | 574 |
| 2023 | 56 | 14 | 571 |
| 2022 | 63 | 14 | 887 |
| 2021 | 38 | 4 | 661 |
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1530-9576
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-9271
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Public Performance & Management Review
What CAS zone is Public Performance & Management Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Public Performance & Management Review 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.
What is the impact factor of Public Performance & Management Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.87; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 72.
Which databases index Public Performance & Management Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Public Performance & Management Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Public Performance & Management Review open access, and what is the APC?
Public Performance & Management Review 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: .