Perspectives on Public Management and Governance

Aims & Scope

Perspectives on Public Management and Governance is dedicated to theory development and conceptual work challenging and advancing the field of public affairs.

PPMG seeks to develop new theories, frameworks, and conceptual models, as well as summative and critical evaluations of existing theoretical frameworks.

It welcomes contributions from a variety of epistemological frameworks that can add a new perspective to public administration and governance, e.g. positivist, normative, interpretive, grounded, and critical theory.

In addition to publishing new theoretical work, the journal is interested in analytical reviews of literature.

While the primary focus of the journal is not to conduct empirical studies, it anticipates treatment of concepts used in empirical work, discussion of trends, advancements, and synthesis of empirical work such as meta-analyses, and theoretical developments that offer empirical illustrations, either quantitative or qualitative.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.7
2024	2.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.167

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	27

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3734

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	236

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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 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.

• Theoretical Frontiers in Representative Bureaucracy: New Directions for Research

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Kenneth J

• Democratic Backsliding, Populism, and Public Administration

  Citation: 156

  Authors: Michael W, Stefan

• Governing Turbulence: An Organizational- Institutional Agenda

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Christopher, Jarle

• Public Values Frames in Administration and Governance

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Tina

• The Diffusion and Adoption of Public Sector Innovations: A Meta-Synthesis of the Literature

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Hanna, Lars, Victor

• Administrative Burden: Untangling a Bowl of Conceptual Spaghetti

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Martin, Tara

• Managing Crises Collaboratively: Prospects and Problems—A Systematic Literature Review

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Daniel, Fredrik, Charles, Paul

• The Dark Sides of Public Service Motivation: A Multi-level Theoretical Framework

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Carina, Adrian

• Artificial Discretion as a Tool of Governance: A Framework for Understanding the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Public Administration

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Matthew M, Justin B, Jesse D

• Datapolis: A Public Governance Perspective on “Smart Cities”

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Albert

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