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Policy Sciences

Research
Impact Score* 3.2

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Research Impact Score*: 3.2
Impact Factor: 5.121
Citescore: 7
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.661
SCIMAGO H-index: 61
Research Ranking (Law and Political Science) 23
Number of Best scientists*: 26
Documents by best scientists*: 33

Journal Information

ISSN: 0032-2687
Publisher: Springer
Editors-in-Chief: Michael Howlett
Journal & Submission Website: https://www.springer.com/journal/11077

Aims & Scope of the Journal

Policy Sciences publishes original research documents in the arena of Policy, Ethics and Legal Aspects and Public Policy and Administration. The journal is targeted at scholars, practitioners and scientists who are interested in such subjects of academic research. The main research topics published in this journal consist of Public administration, Politics, Public economics, Public policy and Public relations.
Policy Sciences publishes original scholarly contributions which undergo peer review by experts in the given subject area. The journal encourages submissions from the research community where emphasis will be placed on the novelty and the practical significance of the published findings.


Policy Sciences is listed in a wide range of abstracting and indexing datasets like Scopus, Web of Science and Research.com. A significant number of leading scholars have published their research contributions at this Journal including Christopher M. Weible, Christopher M. Weible, Karin Ingold, Karin Ingold and Tanya Heikkila.


For extra information on the instructions and submission requirements for authors, please visit the official website for the journal for Policy Sciences at https://www.springer.com/journal/11077 .

Best Scientists who published in this Journal

Christopher M. Weible

Christopher M. Weible

University of Colorado Denver

Publications: 6

Karin Ingold

Karin Ingold

University of Bern

Publications: 5

Michael Howlett

Michael Howlett

Simon Fraser University

Publications: 4

Tanya Heikkila

Tanya Heikkila

University of Colorado Denver

Publications: 4

Allan McConnell

Allan McConnell

University of Sydney

Publications: 3

Koen Verhoest

Koen Verhoest

University of Antwerp

Publications: 2

Daniel Béland

Daniel Béland

McGill University

Publications: 2

Christoph Knill

Christoph Knill

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Publications: 2

Andrew Jordan

Andrew Jordan

University of East Anglia

Publications: 2

Paul Cairney

Paul Cairney

University of Stirling

Publications: 2

Erik-Hans Klijn

Erik-Hans Klijn

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Publications: 1

Carolyn M. Hendriks

Carolyn M. Hendriks

Australian National University

Publications: 1

Robert E. Goodin

Robert E. Goodin

Australian National University

Publications: 1

Brian Head

Brian Head

University of Queensland

Publications: 1

Jenny M. Lewis

Jenny M. Lewis

University of Melbourne

Publications: 1

Darren Halpin

Darren Halpin

Australian National University

Publications: 1

*The metrics for this journal are compiled based on the data for scientists listed under Law and Political Science