Science and Public Policy

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

Science and Public Policy is a leading refereed, international journal on public policies for science, technology and innovation, and on their implications for other public policies. It covers basic, applied, high, low, and any other types of S&T, and rich or poorer countries. It is read in around 70 countries, in universities (teaching and research), government ministries and agencies, consultancies, industry and elsewhere.

About Science and Public Policy

Science and Public Policy is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Geography, Planning and Development (Q1); Public Administration (Q1); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Q2). It is published by Oxford University Press. The overall rank of Science and Public Policy is 5880. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.881. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 85. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of Science and Public Policy journal is 03023427, 14715430. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Science and Public Policy is cited by a total of 842 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

Science and Public Policy Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of Science and Public Policy is 3.11, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Science and Public Policy IF is decreased by a factor of 0.12 and approximate percentage change is -3.72% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a falling trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Science and Public Policy Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of Science and Public Policy is 3.11. If the same downward trend persists, Impact IF may fall in 2025 as well.

Science and Public Policy h-index

 

Science and Public Policy has an h-index of 85. It means 85 articles of this journal have more than 85 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Science and Public Policy ISSN

The ISSN of Science and Public Policy is 03023427, 14715430. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Science and Public Policy Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Science and Public Policy is 5880. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.881. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Science and Public Policy by Year

Ranking of Science and Public Policy by Year

Science and Public Policy Publisher

Science and Public Policy is published by Oxford University Press. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1974, 1976-1982, 1984-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Science and Public Policy is Sci. Public Policy. This abbreviation ('Sci. Public Policy') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Science and Public Policy

If your research field is/are related to Geography, Planning and Development (Q1); Public Administration (Q1); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Q2), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/