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Open Access Public administration Journals
A list of Open Access Public administration journals for you to publish your manuscript in
Public administration is generic term for the administrations that perform tasks of the state, including bodies governed by public law
Open access (OA) is a key part of making research shareable and reproducable. All journal articles published open access undergoe the same rigorous peer review process.
We hope this list of Public administration OA journals will be helpful for you in deciding where to publish your Public administration manuscript.
The list below includes all high-impact factor Public administration journals as well as new up and comming journals where it might also be more affordable to publish.Rather than just the top hits Public administration journals, we have made an exhaustive list of open accesss Public administration journals. Use our different columns — number of papers, number of citations, and relevance — to find the best Public administration venue for your manuscript.
The DOAJ columns refers to the The Directory of Open Access Journals, a list of open access journals, maintained by Infrastructure Services for Open Access.
There are certain criteria a journal must meet to be indexed by DOAJ, and thus inclusion in the DOAJ index is seen by scholars as a mark of quality.
All the open access Public administration journals in this list are indexed in OA.mg.
If you spot any mistakes in this table of Public administration OA journals, don’t hesitate to send us an email.
| Name | ISSN | DOAJ | Publisher | No. of Papers | Citations | Relevance▼ | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East and Central African journal of pharmaceutical sciences | 1026-552X | African Journals Online | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||
| Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance | 1836-0394 | ☑ | University of Technology, Sydney | 300 | 801 | 75.7 | Website |
| South African schools and departments of public administration and management book series | 2618-1533 | 8 | 0 | 75 | |||
| International journal of excellence in government | 2516-4384 | Emerald (MCB UP) | 8 | 7 | 75 | ||
| California Journal of Politics and Policy | 1944-4370 | eScholarship Publishing | 703 | 525 | 69 | ||
| Nispacee Journal of Public Administration and Policy | 1337-9038 | ☑ | De Gruyter Open Sp. z o.o. | 214 | 688 | 65 | |
| Jurnal akuntansi dan akuntabilitas publik | 2620-5920 | Universitas Gadjah Mada | 5 | 2 | 60 | ||
| Policy and Society | 1449-4035 | ☑ | Taylor & Francis | 595 | 10580 | 56 | Website |
| American Review of Politics | 2374-7781 | University of Oklahoma Libraries | 552 | 877 | 52.5 | ||
| African public procurement law journal | 2411-7048 | Stellenbosch University - African Public Procurement Law Journal | 21 | 10 | 52.4 | ||
| Journal of local government research and innovation | 2709-7412 | ☑ | AOSIS | 23 | 3 | 52.2 | Website |
| 한국학교보건학회지 | 1225-9608 | The Korean Society of School Health | 2 | 4 | 50 | ||
| Russian studies in law and politics | 2576-9634 | Science and Innovation Center | 2 | 0 | 50 | ||
| CTE | 1402-4152 | 2 | 0 | 50 | |||
| Nonprofit policy forum | 2154-3348 | ☑ | Walter de Gruyter GmbH | 316 | 817 | 47.5 | Website |
| Perspectives on Federalism | 2036-5438 | ☑ | Walter de Gruyter GmbH | 309 | 361 | 45.6 | Website |
| Dialektika publik | 2528-3332 | Universitas Putera Batam | 22 | 1 | 45.5 | ||
| Politik Indonesia: Indonesian Political Science Review | 2477-8060 | ☑ | Universitas Negeri Semarang | 95 | 37 | 44.2 | Website |
| Local Government Law Journal | 1598-6128 | Korean Local Government Law Association | 663 | 114 | 44 | ||
| SIGMA papers | 2078-6581 | 61 | 221 | 42.6 | |||
| Morbidity and mortality weekly report | 1057-5987 | Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office | 36 | 4614 | 41.7 | ||
| Africa’s Public Service Delivery and Performance Review | 2310-2152 | ☑ | AOSIS | 251 | 295 | 41 | Website |
| American journal of public administration | 2641-4597 | eSciPub LLC | 5 | 1 | 40 | ||
| Regional Dynamics | 2722-9343 | UPT Penerbitan Universitas Jember | 5 | 0 | 40 | ||
| Journal of Politics in Latin America | 1866-802X | ☑ | SAGE | 225 | 2549 | 40 | Website |
| Transylvanian review of administrative sciences | 1842-2845 | ☑ | Babes-Bolyai University | 683 | 1754 | 39.7 | Website |
| Journal of Public Administration and Policy Research | 2141-2480 | Academic Journals | 71 | 231 | 39.4 | ||
| Voprosy gosudarstvennogo i municipalʹnogo upravleniâ | 1999-5431 | National Research University, Higher School of Economics (HSE) | 140 | 99 | 39.3 | ||
| The journal of leadership and developing societies | 2399-2859 | African Leadership Centre | 29 | 9 | 37.9 | ||
| Public Policy and Administration Research | 2224-5731 | International Institute for Science, Technology and Education | 1087 | 691 | 37.9 | ||
| Digest review | 2059-7940 | Northumbria University Library | 16 | 0 | 37.5 | ||
| Journal of public policy and administration | 2520-5315 | IPR Journals and Books (International Peer Reviewed Journals and Books) | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | ||
| Jurnal Politica | 2087-7900 | Journal of Economic and Public Policy | 48 | 8 | 37.5 | ||
| Revista Ibero-Americana de Estudos Legislativos | 2179-8419 | Fundacao Getulio Vargas | 27 | 108 | 37 | ||
| Canadian planning and policy | 2562-122X | Queen's University Library | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | ||
| The Journal of Law of Education | 1226-301X | The Korea Society for Educational Law | 1474 | 2302 | 36.7 | ||
| Policy and governance review | 2580-3395 | Indonesian Association for Public Administration IAPA | 115 | 48 | 36.5 | ||
| Journal of security studies and global politics | 2519-9609 | Scientific Platform | 11 | 2 | 36.4 | ||
| The Korean Governance Review | 1738-1274 | The Korean Association for Governance | 510 | 185 | 36.1 | ||
| International Journal of Kybernology | 2087-3107 | Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri | 25 | 2 | 36 | ||
| Federal governance | 1923-6158 | Queen's University Library | 109 | 110 | 35.8 | ||
| Politics and Governance | 2183-2463 | ☑ | Cogitatio | 729 | 4532 | 35.5 | Website |
| Central European Journal of Public Policy | 1802-4866 | ☑ | Walter de Gruyter GmbH | 173 | 632 | 35.3 | Website |
| Journal of Association for Korean Public Administration History | 1229-7518 | Association for Korea Public Administration History | 286 | 18 | 35 | ||
| International review of public policy | 2679-3873 | ☑ | OpenEdition | 69 | 161 | 34.8 | Website |
| Asian (Asosiasi Ilmuwan Administrasi Negara: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Negara) | 2338-9567 | Jurnal Ilmuwan Administrasi Negara AsIAN (Asosiasi Ilmuwan Administrasi Negara) | 61 | 3 | 34.4 | ||
| Journal of Political Sciences & Public Affairs | 2332-0761 | OMICS Publishing Group | 361 | 189 | 34.3 | ||
| Administration | 0001-8325 | ☑ | Walter de Gruyter GmbH | 79 | 27 | 34.2 | |
| Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava | 1848-0357 | Institute of Public Administration Zagreb | 164 | 88 | 34.1 | ||
| Stability: International Journal of Security and Development | 2165-2627 | ☑ | Ubiquity Press, Ltd. | 250 | 2017 | 34 | Website |
| Jurnal Studi Pemerintahan: Journal of Government and Politics | 1907-8374 | ☑ | Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta | 231 | 83 | 33.8 | Website |
| Честь і закон | 2078-7480 | National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine | 175 | 15 | 33.7 | ||
| Journal of Local Government Studis | 1226-7112 | Korean Association for Local Government Studies | 549 | 69 | 33.5 | ||
| Journal of Public Administration and Local Governance | 2614-4433 | Universitas Tidar | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | ||
| International journal of law and public administration | 2576-2184 | Redfame Publishing | 60 | 30 | 33.3 | ||
| Preventive medicine research | 2251-2632 | PiscoMed Publishing Pte Ltd | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | ||
| Science diplomacy action | 2573-9751 | Science Diplomacy Center | 6 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Living reviews in European governance | 1813-856X | Living Reviews | 24 | 1128 | 33.3 | ||
| Journal of Politics and Policy | 2655-7045 | Brawijaya University | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | ||
| Proceedings IAPA Annual Conference | 2686-6250 | Indonesian Association for Public Administration IAPA | 157 | 8 | 32.5 | ||
| Tadulako law review | 2527-2977 | ☑ | Fakultas MIPA Universitas Tadulako Palu | 34 | 0 | 32.4 | Website |
| Publica: Jurnal Pemikiran Administrasi Negara | 2085-6555 | Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University of Bandung | 59 | 4 | 32.2 | ||
| Journal of Current Chinese Affairs | 1868-1026 | ☑ | SAGE | 361 | 2730 | 31.6 | Website |
| Publisia | 2541-2035 | ☑ | Universitas Merdeka Malang | 88 | 16 | 30.7 | Website |
| The journal of civic information | 2641-970X | ☑ | University of Florida George A Smathers Libraries | 49 | 9 | 30.6 | Website |
| Federalism-e journal | 2562-3435 | Queen's University Library | 147 | 11 | 30.6 | ||
| Newsletter | 1333-4417 | Institute of Public Finance | 51 | 38 | 29.4 | ||
| Public policy and administration review | 2333-5823 | American Research Institute for Policy Development | 51 | 16 | 29.4 | ||
| Jurnal Borneo Administrator: Media Pengembangan Paradigma dan Gaya Baru Manajemen Pemerintahan Daerah | 1858-0300 | ☑ | Jurnal Borneo Administrator | 222 | 52 | 29.3 | Website |
| International higher education | 1084-0613 | Boston College University Libraries | 1746 | 5928 | 29 | ||
| Politics in Central Europe | 1801-3422 | ☑ | Walter de Gruyter GmbH | 214 | 372 | 29 | Website |
| Aspekti Publìčnogo Upravlìnnâ | 2311-6420 | ☑ | Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National University | 620 | 49 | 29 | Website |
| Korean Review of Organizational Studies | 1738-3595 | Korean Review of Organizational Studies | 284 | 87 | 28.9 | ||
| Jurnal Bina Praja: Journal of Home Affairs Governance | 2085-4323 | ☑ | Research and Development Agency, Ministry of Home Affairs | 304 | 93 | 28.3 | Website |
| Chinese public administration review = | 1539-6754 | Rutgers University - Newark School of Public Affairs and Administration | 57 | 10 | 28.1 | ||
| Journal of public policy and administration | 2640-2688 | Science Publishing Group | 43 | 9 | 27.9 | ||
| Paradigma Polistaat | 2579-3861 | Universitas Pasundan | 22 | 0 | 27.3 | ||
| Journal of local government issues | 2620-3812 | Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang | 44 | 5 | 27.3 | ||
| Journal of e-government studies and best practices | 2155-4137 | IBIMA Publishing | 26 | 127 | 26.9 | ||
| Administrative law and governance journal | 2621-2781 | Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP) | 104 | 31 | 26.9 | ||
| Journal of Human Security | 1835-3800 | ☑ | Librello | 197 | 329 | 26.9 | Website |
| JPAS (Jurnal of Public Administration Studies) | 2548-902X | ☑ | Brawijaya University | 82 | 21 | 26.8 | Website |
| Brazilian Political Science Review | 1981-3821 | ☑ | SciELO | 351 | 1214 | 26.8 | Website |
| Journal of deliberative democracy | 2634-0488 | University of Westminster Press | 259 | 1497 | 26.6 | ||
| Journal of public value and administrative insight | 2663-9181 | Readers Insight Publisher | 19 | 30 | 26.3 | ||
| Education Policy Analysis Archives | 1068-2341 | ☑ | Education Policy Analysis Archives | 2315 | 25564 | 26.3 | Website |
| Nakhoda: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan | 1829-5827 | Laboratorium Ilmu Pemerintahan FISIP Universitas Riau | 187 | 13 | 26.2 | Website | |
| Public administration research | 1927-517X | Canadian Center of Science and Education | 46 | 6 | 26.1 | ||
| Otoritas: jurnal ilmu pemerintahan | 2088-3706 | ☑ | Publikasi Jurnal Ilmiah Akademik Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar | 153 | 57 | 26.1 | Website |
| Chronicles of health impact assessment | 2475-5885 | ☑ | IUPUI University Library | 27 | 9 | 25.9 | Website |
| Journal of government and civil society | 2579-440X | Universitas Muhammadiyah Tangerang | 71 | 20 | 25.4 | Website | |
| Public administration and policy | 1727-2645 | ☑ | Emerald (MCB UP) | 99 | 133 | 25.3 | Website |
| Policy design and practice | 2574-1292 | ☑ | Taylor & Francis | 135 | 922 | 25.2 | Website |
| Mìžnarodnì ta polìtičnì doslìdžennâ | 2707-5206 | Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University | 32 | 2 | 25 | ||
| International journal of bio-medical informatics and e-health | 2321-9017 | The World Academy of Research in Science and Engineering | 4 | 0 | 25 | ||
| International journal of public policy and administration research | 2312-6515 | Conscientia Beam | 28 | 2 | 25 | ||
| Kae'nada noncong | 1225-8628 | Korean Association for Canadian Studies | 4 | 0 | 25 | ||
| JPAS (Journal of Public Administration Studies) | 2541-6979 | ☑ | Brawijaya University | 8 | 0 | 25 | Website |
| JURNAL DESENTRALISASI DAN KEBIJAKAN PUBLIK | 2722-5259 | Universitas Serang Raya | 36 | 2 | 25 | ||
| Jurnal Inspirasi | 2088-3366 | Badan Pengembangan Sumber Daya Manusia Provinsi Jawa Barat | 8 | 1 | 25 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I publish my Public administration paper?
You can publish your Public administration paper in the Open Access journals in this list
What is Open Access (OA)?
Open Access is the free online access of research articles coupled with the rights to use and distribute these articles fully in the digital environment.
What does “relevance” mean in the table?
In the table above, relevance is used to determine the level of association between a journal and the concept it is listed under, from 0-100.
How do you count total number of citations?
The citations show how often articles from a journal have been referenced in other works. We get this data from OpenAlex.
Where can I find other lists like this one?
If you are looking for an author or paper, you can simply type it in the search box above to see your results. If you'd like to see a similar list to this one, check OA.mg
How can I publish my paper on OA.mg?
That's exactly why we made these lists, so you can find a journal that will publish your paper. We at OA.mg don't offer publishing services.
What is an APC?
In some cases, articles published in journals are made open access and freely available online, immediately upon publication. This is made usually made possible by an article-processing charge (APC) that covers the range of publishing services provided.
What are the different Open Access types?
Different open access types are commonly described using a colour system. The most commonly recognised names are “green”, “gold”, and “hybrid” open access; however, “bronze”, “black”, and “diamond” also exist.