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Public Administration

Edited by:
R.A.W. Rhodes

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 6/28 Public Administration
Impact Factor: 1.269

Public Administration is a major refereed journal with global circulation and global coverage. The journal publishes articles on public administration, public policy and public management. The journal's reach is both inclusive and international and much of the work published is comparative in nature. A high percentage of articles are sourced from the enlarging Europe and cover all aspects of West and East European public administration.

TopNews and Announcements

Bill Jenkins
It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Professor Bill Jenkins on 1 August 2009. The thoughts and wishes of all of us go out to his family. An obituary will be published in a forthcoming issue of Public Administration.

Applications Invited for a New Editor
Wiley-Blackwell invites applications for a new editorial team to edit Public Administration from January 2011. Founded in 1922, Public Administration (PA) is a major refereed journal with global circulation and global coverage, consistently ranked within the top 10 public administration journals as defined by the Thomson ISI Social Science Citation Index. Successful candidates will be responsible for the editorship of PA for an initial term of three years. Closing date for applications: 30th November 2009.
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New! Virtual Special Issue containing Public Administration's top cited articles in the 2000s
Listed by number of citations, the Virtual Issue highlights the breadth of subjects and international coverage of the journal.

Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
All content of Public Administration back to volume 1 in 1923 is now available online on Wiley InterScience - Click here to read!

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TopHighlights

Vol. 82, No. 1: Theory, Stylized Heuristic or Self-fulfilling Prophecy? The Status of Rational Choice Theory in Public Administration
Colin Hay - Winner of the UKPAC Prize Competition 2004
'...timely and offers a way forward, prompting both the analyst and the practitioner to challenge what have become stereotypical assumptions about human behaviour.' Judges' report

Vol 83, No 3: The Public Governance of Collaborative Space: Discourse, Design and Democracy, Public Administration
Chris Skelcher, Navdeep Mathur and Mike Smith
Winner of the UKPAC Prize Competition 2006

Vol. 83, No.4: Symposium Introduction: Competency and Higher Civil Servants
Martin Lodge and Christopher Hood

Vol 84, No. 1: Ministers and Officials in the Dutch Core Executive:Living Together, Growing Apart?
Paul 't Hart and Anchrit Willie

Vol 83, No. 1: Spin Control and Freedom of Information: Lessons for the United Kingdom from Canada
Alasdair S. Roberts

Vol 85, No 2: Recycling bins, garbage cans or think tanks? Three myths regarding policy analysis institutes
Diane Stone

Vol 85, No 3: Ministerial Advisers, Politicization and the retreat from Westminster: The case of New Zealand
Chris Eichbaum and Richard Shaw