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Local Government Studies

Local Government Studies is a journal indexed in SJR in Development and Sociology and Political Science with an H index of 58. It has a price of 3500 €. It has an SJR impact factor of 0,769 and it has a best quartile of Q1. It is published in English. It has an SJR impact factor of 0,769.

Local Government Studies focuses its scope in these topics and keywords: local, government, political, response, mediating, affective, egovernment, municipalities, metagovernance, devolutionthe, ...

ISSN: 0300-3930

Publisher: Routledge

Category: Development

Indexation: verifiedScopus / SJR verifiedWeb of Science

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SJR Impact Factor trending_up

0,769 Q1

H-index 58

Acceptance rate pie_chart

31%

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Field NPD

Publication cost (APC) payments

3.500 € Subscription

Non-OA path 0 €

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SJR Impact

0,769

H-index

Docs (year)

106

Docs 3y

157

Total refs

5810

Cites 3y

554

Citable 3y

153

Cites/Doc 2y

3.5

Ref/Doc

54.81

Immediate OA

3500 €

Embargoed OA

NPD

Non OA / Submission

0 €

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Best articles by citations

Change in public service management: New institutions and new managerial regimes

Towards pluralism and partnership in management development in local government

Electing Mayors with the Supplementary Vote Method: Evidence from Norway

Elected special-purpose authorities: The case considered

Economic culture and quasi-markets in local government: The case of contracting for social care

Digital Communication between Local Authorities and Citizens in Denmark

Developing best value in Scotland: Concepts and contradictions

Decentralisation, Governance and the Structure of Local Political Institutions: Lessons for Reform?

Consultation in Local Government: A Case Study of Practice at Devon County Council

Consensus, majority rule and managerialism in local government: Norwegian experiences and prospects

Community Involvement in Rural Regeneration Partnerships: Exploring the Rural Dimension

Community identity and the local government review

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Collaboration and co-ordination in local government: Lessons from practice in housing and planning departments

A Realist Evaluation Approach to Understanding the Best Value Review Process

Central-Local Relations in an Era of Multi-Level Governance: The Case of Public Participation Policy in England, 1997-2001

Book reviews

Book Reviews

Beyond performance measurement? Assessing 'value' in local government

Beyond ASBOs? Evaluating the outcomes of anti-social behaviour initiatives -Early findings from a case study in one English City

Best value in Welsh local government: Progress and prospects

A whole-authority approach to testing and developing best value

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Local Government Studies has an SJR of 0,769 (best quartile Q1) in the CountryOfPapers database.

Immediate OA APC is 3500 EUR. Non-OA / submission fee is 0 EUR.

The acceptance rate recorded for Local Government Studies is 31%.

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