Public Organization Review

Aims & Scope

Public Organization Review seeks to advance knowledge of public organizations around the world.

Its focus is on `public', broadly defined, to include governmental, non-profit, and non-governmental organizations, and their impacts on human life and society, as well as their influence in shaping human civilization.

The Review publishes empirical, theoretical, analytical and historical articles of high academic quality that contribute to the advancement of understanding `public' organizations.

Of particular interest are (1) studies of public organizations and their administration at all levels of analysis; (2) studies of intra and interorganizational relationships, including interactions with private corporations, non-profit, and non-governmental organizations; (3) studies of state and society, politics and market, social change and public organizations, and globalization and national governance/administration; (4) studies of organizational theory, behavior, change, development, leadership, policy, and management; (5) studies of organization-elite, organizational elite-mass citizens, and public-private sector interface; and (6) studies that further the cause of the common good and contribute to a humane civilization.

This journal is significant as it focuses on public organizations at every level anywhere in the world.

The Journal is unique in that it is devoted entirely to these types of public organizations as the central forces in shaping the structure, directions, changes, and progress in society and civilization, as well as their centrality in the process of governance and administration of society.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.457

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	38

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12472

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	522

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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.

• Complexity and Hybrid Public Administration—Theoretical and Empirical Challenges

  Citation: 308

  Authors: Tom, Per

• The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships

  Citation: 191

  Authors: Roger

• Political Modernisation and Policy Arrangements: A Framework for Understanding Environmental Policy Change

  Citation: 185

  Authors: Bas, Pieter, Jan

• Accountability in the Shadow of Hierarchy: The Horizontal Accountability of Agencies

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Thomas

• Global Financial Crisis, Public Administration and Governance: Do New Problems Require New Solutions?

  Citation: 143

  Authors: B. Guy, Jon, Tiina

• The Challenge of Coordination in Central Government Organizations: The Norwegian Case

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Tom, Per

• Transformational Leadership, Organizational Clan Culture, Organizational Affective Commitment, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: A Case of South Korea's Public Sector

  Citation: 122

  Authors: Hougyun

• Public Trust in Local Government: Explaining the Role of Good Governance Practices

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Taye Demissie, Ranvinderjit

• Designing the Entrepreneurial University: The Interpretation of a Global Idea

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Rómulo, Bjørn

• Political Influence and Bureaucratic Autonomy

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Kutsal, Sandra

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