About the Journal
The Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory serves as a bridge between public administration and public management scholarship on the one hand and public policy studies on the other. Its multidisciplinary aim is to advance the organizational, administrative, and policy sciences as they apply to government and governance. The journal is committed to diverse and rigorous scholarship and serves as an outlet for the best conceptual and theory-based empirical work in the field.
The Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory is the official journal of the Public Management Research Association. Please visit their website for more information at www.pmranet.org.
In the 2010 ISI Journal Citation Reports® the journal is ranked 1/31 in the category of Public Administration with a five year impact factor of 3.832.
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IMPACT FACTOR AND RANKING
| Year | Impact Factor | Ssi: Public Administration |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.086 | 2 out of 39 |
| 2009 | 1.776 | 2 out of 31 |
| 2008 | 1.509 | 2 out of 28 |
| 2007 | 1.982 | 1 out of 27 |
| 2006 | 1.655 | 2 out of 23 |
This information is taken from the Journal Citation Reports, published annually as part of the Social Science Citation Index by ISI.