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Status
Active
Coverage
1975–2026
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5.3
Best quartile
Q1 · 87th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology and Political Science | 190 / 1530 | 87th | Q1 |
| Development | 60 / 314 | 81st | Q1 |
Local Government Studies
ISSN 0300-3930 · 1743-9388
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Online
Scopus · Q1ABDC AWoS · SSCIONOS
Is Local Government Studies indexed in Scopus? Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1975–2026, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.3.
Is Local Government Studies in Web of Science? Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Local Government Studies? It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Other commerce, management, tourism and services.
Is Local Government Studies open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
5.3
CiteScore 2025
Scopus
Q1
Best quartile
87th percentile
A
ABDC rating
JQL 2025
3
Indexed in
major indexes
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1971
Field of research
Other commerce, management, tourism and services (3599)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Taylor & Francis Online
A = next 15–25% — among the highest citation metrics in its field.
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FT50Financial Times research list
Not listed in FT50.
UT DallasUTD top-100 business research
Not listed in UT Dallas.
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Publishing in this journal is not centrally APC-funded under One Nation One Subscription.
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