Journal with UW ties named best in public administration

Governance, an academic journal co-edited by UW–Madison professor Graham Wilson, has been named first among journals in the field of public administration for 2004.

And two journals edited by other UW–Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs faculty members were also highlighted for their influence.

The ranking placed Governance at the top of 26 journals in the field of public administration. An impact rating system is used to measure the number of times articles from the journal were cited by other authors within the past two years. Citations of published research are key indicators of the influence of scholarly work.

“Governance’s international emphasis consistently makes it one of the top journals in the world,” Wilson says, noting that it always has ranked among the top three public administration journals. “We’re proud to return to the No. 1 slot, which we held in 2002 as well.”

Governance focuses on executive politics, public policies and international governance. The ranking was published by ISI Web of Science.

In addition, the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, edited by La Follette School Professor Carolyn Heinrich, moved up seven places in the ISI Web of Science rankings between 2003 and 2004. And another journal co-edited by a La Follette School professor Charles Engel, The Journal of International Economics, is ranked 19th in number of citations and 24th in impact factors.