Public Administration
Last updated ISSN 0033-3298
Public Administration is published by Wiley in social sciences. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,950.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Public Administration concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Public Policy and Administration Research
- Local Government Finance and Decentralization
- Political Systems and Governance
- Political and Economic history of UK and US
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism
- Policy Transfer and Learning
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- European Union Policy and Governance
Key facts
| Publisher | Wiley |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0033-3298, 1467-9299 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,950 |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 5,720 |
| Publishing since | 1923 |
| Journal website | onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-9 |
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