Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory seeks to advance public administration scholarship by publishing the highest quality theoretical and empirical work in the field.

The journal is multidisciplinary and includes within its scope organizational, administrative, managerial, and policy-based research that improves our understanding of the public sector.

JPART is committed to developing diverse and rigorous research that extends and builds public administration theory.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.3
2024	5.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	554

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1296

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.454

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	147

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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
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting and 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.

• Collaborative Governance in Theory and Practice

  Citation: 4323

  Authors: Chris, Alison

• Modes of Network Governance: Structure, Management, and Effectiveness

  Citation: 2348

  Authors: K. G., P.

• An Integrative Framework for Collaborative Governance

  Citation: 2035

  Authors: K., T., S.

• New Public Management Is Dead--Long Live Digital-Era Governance

  Citation: 1404

  Authors: P.

• Measuring Public Service Motivation: An Assessment of Construct Reliability and Validity

  Citation: 1336

  Authors: J. L.

• Big Questions in Public Network Management Research

  Citation: 788

  Authors: R., M.

• Galloping Elephants: Developing Elements of a Theory of Effective Government Organizations

  Citation: 776

  Authors: H. G., P.

• Linking Citizen Satisfaction with E-Government and Trust in Government

  Citation: 763

  Authors: E. W.

• Governing the Hollow State

  Citation: 712

  Authors: H. B., K. G.

• Governance Without Government? Rethinking Public Administration

  Citation: 697

  Authors: B. G., J.

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