ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1981–2026
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.6
Best quartile
Q1 · 75th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | 78 / 314 | 75th | Q1 |
| Public Administration | 70 / 248 | 71st | Q2 |
Public Administration and Development
ISSN 0271-2075 · 1099-162X
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
Scopus · Q1ABDC AWoS · SSCIONOS
Is Public Administration and Development indexed in Scopus? Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1981–2026, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.6.
Is Public Administration and Development in Web of Science? Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Public Administration and Development? It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Other commerce, management, tourism and services.
Is Public Administration and Development open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
4.6
CiteScore 2025
Scopus
Q1
Best quartile
75th 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
1949
Field of research
Other commerce, management, tourism and services (3599)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
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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