Academic Journal
Q1Policy and Politics
About Policy and Politics
Policy and Politics is a scholarly journal published by Policy Press. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.823 and H-index of 75.
Coverage: 1979-2025. Research categories: Public Administration (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Social Policy and Reform Studies; Public Policy and Administration Research; Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism; Political and Economic history of UK and US; Healthcare innovation and challenges; Policy Transfer and Learning.
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2026-07 · DOI: 10.1332/03055736y2026d000000096A new framework for collaborative climate governance: linking consensus building and collective action
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2026-03-30 · DOI: 10.1332/03055736y2026d000000088Reviews
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