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Policy Sciences
Netherlands · Springer Netherlands
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Policy Sciences

With an interdisciplinary and international focus, Policy Sciences encourages a diversity of perspectives. The editors especially welcome conceptual and empirical innovation, together with the potential richness and insight of comparative orientation. The journal offers articles...

ISSN: 0032-2687
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Category: Development
Indexation: verifiedScopus / SJR verifiedWeb of Science
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SJR Impact Factor trending_up
1,217 Q1
H-index 78
Acceptance rate pie_chart
28% Selective
Source Acceptance_Rate
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Publication cost (APC) payments
2.190 € Open Access
Non-OA path 0 €

Metrics

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Scopus / SJR Web of Science

SJR Impact

1,217

H-index

78

Docs (year)

43

Docs 3y

109

Total refs

3508

Cites 3y

536

Citable 3y

107

Cites/Doc 2y

4.09

Ref/Doc

81.58

Immediate OA

2190 €

Embargoed OA

NPD

Non OA / Submission

0 €

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Best articles by citations

Collaboration, information, and preservation: The role of expertise in farmland preservation task forces

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Conduit or contributor? The role of media in policy change theory

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Government's credible commitment in economic policy-making: Evidence from Singapore

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Inter- and Transdisciplinary University: A systems approach to education and innovation

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On evaluating success in complex policy mixes: the case of renewable energy support schemes

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FAQs

What is the SJR of Policy Sciences?

Policy Sciences has an SJR of 1,217 (best quartile Q1) in the CountryOfPapers database.

What is the APC / publication cost?

Immediate OA APC is 2190 EUR. Non-OA / submission fee is 0 EUR.

What is the acceptance rate?

The acceptance rate recorded for Policy Sciences is 28%.