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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #7,409CAS 3区Hybrid

Public Administration and Development

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.761•SCImago Rank: #7,409•Identifier (ISSN):0271-2075(Print)/1099-162X(Online)•Articles / Year: 28•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,095 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
3.3
↑ +1.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
59

59 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate23.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
28articles/year
49.64% Gold OA•95.24% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.3)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.854)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Since its founding in 1949, Public Administration and Development (PAD) has been reviewing and assessing the practice of public administration at the local, regional, national and international levels where it is directed to managing development processes in low and medium income countries. It gives special attention to investigations of the management of all phases of public policy formulation and implementation which have an interest and importance beyond a particular government and state. PAD has a particular interest in the link between public administration practice and management research and provides a professional and academic forum for reporting on new experiences and experiments. PAD also publishes articles on development management research in the NGO sector. It is widely read by academics and practitioners alike, including consultants, donors and policy advisers. With its case study approach, it is also frequently used for teaching and training purposes.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science89.8%Economics57%Law46.5%Business36.9%Geography36.8%Sociology35.2%History31%Public administration30.8%Philosophy26.9%Archaeology22.8%Computer science21.9%Biology20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #7,409Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1981-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.761

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
59

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.70

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,095 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations355
3-Year Documents95
Citable Documents86

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate48.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

DevelopmentQ1
Public AdministrationQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
JCRSSCI
14/66Q1
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
JCRSSCI
23/97Q1
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
JCISSCI
12/66Q1
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
JCISSCI
31/97Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20252.17255
20242.651181
20232.540180
20221.85436203
2021—43499
2020—28229
2019—34499
2018—32319
2017—46840
2016—44498
2015—371,321
2014—37625
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Public Administration and Development

WoS Q1
122320222023202420252.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 23.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 9cd25a69-b64a-444e-a8f3-6df8fb19ce9b
Database Updated: 2026-10-01