Journal profile
Revue Gouvernance
ISSN 1912-0362 · Centre d’études en gouvernance de l’Université d’Ottawa / Centre on Governance University of Ottawa · Canada
Revue Gouvernance: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revue Gouvernance is published by Centre d’études en gouvernance de l’Université d’Ottawa / Centre on Governance University of Ottawa. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Policy and Administration Research, French Urban and Social Studies and Local Governance and Planning, together about 32% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Governance Review is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes theoretical, empirical, and/or critical texts focusing on one or more dimensions of public and social governance in Canada and around the world. Interdisciplinary and multi-methodological, Governance Review welcomes texts from all epistemological and ontological perspectives, with the dual aim of enriching positive and normative knowledge about governance and fostering public debate on the challenges and issues related to its contemporary practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences17.6%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences9.4%
- Local Governance and PlanningSocial Sciences5.1%
- Public Administration and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.1%
- Mining and Resource ManagementEngineering4.7%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.7%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Natural Resources and Economic DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 191 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 66 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 41 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 58 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 46 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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-SA | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- editorialEnglish: We do not accept manuscript submissions until further notice. Please direct any inquiries to revuegouvernance@uottawa.ca.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access for current issues and archives Model summary
Les numéros courants et les archives de cette revue sont disponibles en libre accès.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW POLICY
Peer review process for all articles Model summary
The management team conducts an initial evaluation of all received manuscripts within 15 days. When a manuscript is deemed of interest to the Governance Review , it is sent for external review (within 3 months).
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
- Centre d’études en gouvernance de l’Université d’Ottawa / Centre on Governance University of Ottawa
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- French, English
- ISSN
- 1912-0362
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revue Gouvernance
How long does peer review take at Revue Gouvernance?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Revue Gouvernance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revue Gouvernance is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revue Gouvernance open access, and what is the APC?
Revue Gouvernance 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, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .