Journal profile
Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences
ISSN 2632-9255 · Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom
Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 11 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences is published by Ubiquity Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Policy and Administration Research, Public Administration and Political Analysis and E-Government and Public Services, together about 49% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal is peer-reviewed (double blind) and publishes both scholarly and practice oriented work in the area of the administrative sciences and related fields, with some but not exclusive relation to Switzerland (e.g. author[s], institution[s], content, relevancy, interest etc.). Each year the journal is dedicated to a different focus topic, which will be announced through a call for papers by the editor in chief. Please find the latest call for papers on our homepage.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Jörn EgePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Switzerland 11, Germany 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences25.4%
- Public Administration and Political AnalysisSocial Sciences13.2%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences10.4%
- Public Administration and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.9%
- Smart Cities and TechnologiesEngineering4.8%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.6%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences4.1%
- Local Governance and PlanningSocial Sciences3.3%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, Crossref, Sherpa Romeo
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 198 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 53 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 49 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 49 |
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 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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 | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- practicePractice articles describe the reflected experience gained by practitioners. These should make a substantial contribution to knowledge and understanding in the …Length not stated
- researchResearch articles describe the outcomes and application of unpublished original research. These should make a substantial contribution to knowledge and understa…Length not stated
- research articlend understanding in the subject matter. Research articles should be no more than 8,000 words in length. Practice Practice articles describe the reflectemain text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access
- Conflicts of interest Competing interests
If any of the authors have any competing interests then these must be declared. A short paragraph should be placed before the references.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright: authors retain copyright, CC Attribution license, right of first publication to journal. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms (if a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s)): Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
APCs paid by Swiss Society of Administrative Sciences; no payment requested from authors. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available on the PDF format for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holde…
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
- Ubiquity Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, French, German
- ISSN
- 2632-9255
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences
How long does peer review take at Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 11 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Switzerland (11) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Yearbook of Swiss 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: .