Academic Journal
Q1Policy Sciences
About Policy Sciences
Policy Sciences is a scholarly journal published by Springer Netherlands. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.273 and H-index of 85.
Coverage: 1970-2026. Research categories: Development (Q1); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Q1); Public Administration (Q1); Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 4.5 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Michael Howlett (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Policy Transfer and Learning; Public Policy and Administration Research; Sustainability and Climate Change Governance; Social Policy and Reform Studies; Evaluation and Performance Assessment; Legal and Regulatory Analysis.
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Reported open-access list prices
3,190.00 USD; 2,590.00 EUR; 2,290.00 GBP
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