Journal of Policy Studies

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Policy Studies (JPS) is a scholarly journal quarterly published by Graduate School of Public Administration (GSPA) at Seoul National University (SNU).

JPS seeks original research that provides rigorous empirical analyses of public policy and administration questions, as well as research that makes innovative contributions to comparative policy.

Crucially, JPS aims to serve as a platform for researchers and practitioners for research on developmental administration and for scholarship addressing issues of particular importance to nations that have historically been underrepresented in the global academic community.

Our hope is that in doing so, JPS aims to contribute toward a more inclusive, representative, and comprehensive understanding of public policy and administration.

JPS welcomes a broad range of interdisciplinary research on topics ranging from administration reform, to policy innovation, to governance, and development issues around the world as well as interdisciplinary academic perspectives and outlooks from political science, economics, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, and other administrative sciences.

It seeks manuscripts of the highest caliber that address important research questions using rigorous empirical analyses.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12573

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	71

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.453

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	6

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Public Participation and Trust in Government: Results From a Vignette Experiment

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Jesse W.

• The Construction of Social Inequity and the Role of Public Bureaucracies

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Sanghee

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Recent Public Administration Research: A Systematic Review of the Literature Since George Floyd

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Jungwon, So Hee

• E-Government Services Adoption in Uzbekistan: An Empirical Validation of Extended Version of the Unified Model of Electronic Government Acceptance (UMEGA)

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Shokhrukh, Seohyun

• Navigating Public Administration Reforms and Democracy: Toward a Neo-Weberian State in Mexico

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Diego, Fernando

• Canadian Public Sector Reform: Towards a Neo-Weberian State?

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Evert A., Jonathan

• Do Faith-Based Foster Care Agencies Respond Equally to All Clients?

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Mattie, David J., Leonard M.

• Building Resilience, Agility, and Trust: The Neo-Weberian State as a Referential Model for Brazilian Public Administration

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Alexandre, Gabriela

• Back to Bureaucracy? The Advent of the Neo-Weberian State in Germany

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Sabine

• The Hierarchy-Oriented Bureaucracy of South Korea: A Type of Neo-Weberian State?

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Tobin, Seyeong

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