Public Policy and Administration

Aims & Scope

Public Policy and Administration is the journal of the UK Joint University Council (JUC) Public Administration Committee (PAC).

The journal aims to publish original peer-reviewed material within the broad field of public policy and administration.

This includes recent developments in research, scholarship and practice within public policy, public administration, government, public management, administrative theory, administrative history, and administrative politics.

The journal seeks to foster a pluralistic approach to the study of public policy and administration.

International in readership, Public Policy and Administration welcomes submissions for anywhere in the world, from both academic and practitioner communities.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.2
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.034

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4566

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	335

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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.

• Contemporary public management: a new global paradigm?

  Citation: 267

  Authors: Christopher

• What’s in a Name? Making Sense of Social Enterprise Discourses

  Citation: 259

  Authors: Simon

• From Muddling Through to Muddling Up - Evidence Based Policy Making and the Modernisation of British Government

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Wayne

• Changing images of the State: overloaded, hollowed-out, congested

  Citation: 153

  Authors: Chris

• Big Data and AI – A transformational shift for government: So, what next for research?

  Citation: 153

  Authors: Irina, Marc, Slava Jankin

• What is policy failure? A primer to help navigate the maze

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Allan

• Moving policy implementation theory forward: A multiple streams/critical juncture approach

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Michael

• Policy Disasters: Explaining the UK's Record

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Patrick

• Researching COVID-19: A research agenda for public policy and administration scholars

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Claire A, Edoardo, Keith

• ‘And the rest is implementation.’ Comparing approaches to what happens in policy processes beyond <i>Great Expectations</i>

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Peter L, Michael J

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