Journal profile · PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences
ISSN 1842-2845 · eISSN 2247-8310 · Babes Bolyai University · Romania
Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences is published by Babes Bolyai University 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, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Local Government Finance and Decentralization, together about 30.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The general topic covered by the articles in the Review is administrative sciences. As a result of an interdisciplinary, modern approach, the articles cover the following specific themes: Public management, public policy, administrative law, public policy analysis, regional development, community development, public finances, urban planning, program evaluation in public administration, ethics, comparative administrative systems, etc. TRAS encourages the authors to submit articles that are based on empirical research. From the standpoint of the topic covered, TRAS is lined up with the trends followed by other international journals in the field of public administration. All articles submitted to the Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences have to present a clear connection to the field of administrative sciences and the research (both theoretical and empirical) should be conducted from this perspective. Interdisciplinary topics related to organizational theory, sustainable development and CSR, international relations, etc. can be considered for publication, however the research needs to address relevant issues from the perspective of the public sector. Articles which use highly specialized econometrics models as well as studies addressing macro-economic topics will not be considered for evaluation. The decision on whether a certain topic falls within the interest of TRAS belongs to the editors and it is not connected with the overall quality of the work submitted. TRAS seeks to publish research that is relevant to a broad global readership and advances debates beyond a single national context. Consequently, manuscripts focusing exclusively on one country, jurisdiction, or administrative system are generally considered only if they offer insights that are transferable to other contexts. This may be achieved through explicit comparative analysis, theory development, or a clear discussion of how the findings inform broader public administration scholarship and practice across different institutional settings. Studies that remain confined to describing or analysing a single national case without demonstrating wider analytical, theoretical, or practical relevance are unlikely to meet the journal's editorial criteria. Given the journal's mission, readership, and editorial priorities, the Editors also reserve the right to prioritize manuscripts that examine developments in Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, and the United States, or research whose theoret
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences13.4%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.2%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences8.2%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences7.6%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences6.3%
- Fiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4%
- Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringSocial Sciences3.7%
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)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 378 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 29 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 138 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 198 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 232 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
Content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Model summary
Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Systematic literature reviews and bibliometric analyses are generally not considered for publication, except in exceptional cases where they make a substantial theoretical or practical contribution. Model summary
The journal does not generally consider for publication manuscripts based solely on systematic literature reviews, bibliometric analyses, or similar review methodologies.
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
- Babes Bolyai University
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1842-2845
- Electronic ISSN
- 2247-8310
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences
What CAS zone is Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences 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.
What is the impact factor of Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.6; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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 Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences 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: .