Public Administration journals in Scopus

Scopus journals in the Public Administration category, ranked by their quartile in this category.

Scopus subject areas › Social Sciences › Public Administration

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245 journals · page 1 of 5 · list date 2026-11-10

JournalWeb of ScienceJCRCategory QDOAJ
Q1Administration and Society
United States · SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC · ISSN 0095-3997, 1552-3039
SSCIQ3Q1—
Q1Administrative Law Review
United States · American Bar Association · ISSN 0001-8368
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Q1Administrative Science Quarterly
United States · SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC · ISSN 0001-8392, 1930-3815
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1American Review of Public Administration
United States · SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC · ISSN 0275-0740, 1552-3357
SSCIQ2Q1—
Q1Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration
United Kingdom · EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD · ISSN 1757-4323, 1757-4331
ESCIQ1Q1—
Q1Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
United Kingdom · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 2327-6665, 2327-6673
ESCIQ1Q1—
Q1BMC Global and Public Health
United Kingdom · SPRINGERNATURE · ISSN 2731-913X
ESCIQ1Q1Yes
Q1Contemporary Economic Policy
United Kingdom · WILEY · ISSN 1074-3529, 1465-7287
SSCIQ3Q1—
Q1Criminology and Public Policy
United Kingdom · WILEY · ISSN 1538-6473, 1745-9133
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Critical Policy Studies
United Kingdom · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1946-0171, 1946-018X
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Educational Administration Quarterly
United States · SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC · ISSN 0013-161X, 1552-3519
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Education Sciences
Switzerland · MDPI · ISSN 2227-7102
ESCIQ1Q1Yes
Q1Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space
United Kingdom · SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD · ISSN 2399-6544, 2399-6552
SSCIQ2Q1—
Q1European Policy Analysis
United States · WILEY · ISSN 2380-6567
ESCIQ1Q1—
Q1Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
Switzerland · FRONTIERS MEDIA SA · ISSN 2624-9634
ESCIQ1Q1Yes
Q1Governance
United Kingdom · WILEY · ISSN 0952-1895, 1468-0491
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Government and Opposition
United Kingdom · CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS · ISSN 0017-257X, 1477-7053
SSCIQ1Q1Yes
Q1Human Resources for Health
United Kingdom · BMC · ISSN 1478-4491
SSCIQ1Q1Yes
Q1Information Technology for Development
United Kingdom · ASSOC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT · ISSN 0268-1102, 1554-0170
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1International Public Management Journal
United Kingdom · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1096-7494, 1559-3169
SSCIQ2Q1—
Q1International Review of Administrative Sciences
United Kingdom · SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD · ISSN 0020-8523, 1461-7226
SSCIQ2Q1—
Q1Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis
United Kingdom · CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS · ISSN 2152-2812, 2194-5888
SSCIQ2Q1—
Q1Journal of Chinese Governance
United Kingdom · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 2381-2346, 2381-2354
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Journal of Educational Administration
United Kingdom · EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD · ISSN 0957-8234, 1758-7395
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Journal of European Public Policy
United Kingdom · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1350-1763, 1466-4429
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
United Kingdom · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1360-080X, 1469-9508
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Journal of Information Technology and Politics
United States · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1933-1681, 1933-169X
SSCIQ2Q1—
Q1Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
United States · Wiley-Liss Inc. · ISSN 0276-8739, 1520-6688
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
United Kingdom · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ISSN 1053-1858, 1477-9803
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management
United Kingdom · EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD · ISSN 1096-3367, 1945-1814
ESCIQ2Q1—
Q1Journal of Public Policy
United Kingdom · CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS · ISSN 0143-814X, 1469-7815
SSCIQ2Q1Yes
Q1Journal of Public Relations Research
United Kingdom · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1062-726X, 1532-754X
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Journal of Social Policy
United Kingdom · CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS · ISSN 0047-2794, 1469-7823
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Journal of Urban Management
Netherlands · ELSEVIER · ISSN 2226-5856, 2589-0360
ESCIQ1Q1Yes
Q1Perspectives on Public Management and Governance
United States · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ISSN 2398-4910, 2398-4929
ESCIQ1Q1—
Q1Policy and Internet
United Kingdom · WILEY · ISSN 1944-2866
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Policy and Politics
United Kingdom · POLICY PRESS · ISSN 0305-5736, 1470-8442
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Policy and Society
United Kingdom · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ISSN 1449-4035, 1839-3373
SSCIQ1Q1Yes
Q1Policy Design and Practice
United Kingdom · TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 2574-1292
ESCIQ1Q1Yes
Q1Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
United States · SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC · ISSN 2372-7322, 2372-7330
ESCIQ1Q1—
Q1Policy Sciences
Netherlands · SPRINGER · ISSN 0032-2687, 1573-0891
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Policy Studies Journal
United Kingdom · WILEY · ISSN 0190-292X, 1541-0072
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Project Leadership and Society
United Kingdom · ELSEVIER · ISSN 2666-7215
ESCIQ1Q1Yes
Q1Public Administration
United Kingdom · WILEY · ISSN 0033-3298, 1467-9299
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Public Administration and Development
United Kingdom · WILEY · ISSN 0271-2075, 1099-162X
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Public Administration Review
United Kingdom · WILEY · ISSN 0033-3352, 1540-6210
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Public Management Review
United Kingdom · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1471-9037, 1471-9045
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Public Performance and Management Review
United States · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1530-9576, 1557-9271
SSCIQ1Q1—
Q1Public Personnel Management
United States · SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC · ISSN 0091-0260, 1945-7421
SSCIQ2Q1—
Q1Public Policy and Administration
United Kingdom · SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD · ISSN 0952-0767, 1648-2603, 1749-4192, 2029-2872
SSCIQ1Q1—

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