Science & Public Policy
Overview
Science & Public Policy is a peer-reviewed journal that explores the intersection of science, technology, and policy. It provides a platform for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss and analyze the impact of scientific advancements on public policy formulation and implementation. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including innovation, sustainability, ethics, and governance, fostering informed decision-making and promoting evidence-based policy development.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Sci Public Policy
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Start
1974
End
Continuing
Frequency
10 no. a year, 2006-
p-ISSN
0302-3427
e-ISSN
1471-5430
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 4372
80
SJR / Ranks: 5065
823
CiteScore / Ranks: 6169
4.30
Recent Articles
1.
Miller J, Laspra B, Polino C, Branch G, Ackerman M, Pennock R
Sci Public Policy
. 2025 Feb;
52(1):16-31.
PMID: 39935810
Research on public attitudes toward science and technology policy has relied on surveys taken at single points in time. These surveys fail to indicate how these attitudes develop or change....
2.
Barlevy D, Juengst E, Kahn J, Moreno J, Lambert L, Charo A, et al.
Sci Public Policy
. 2024 Jul;
51(4):680-691.
PMID: 39035203
In response to calls for public engagement on human genome editing (HGE), which intensified after the 2018 He Jiankui scandal that resulted in the implantation of genetically modified embryos, we...
3.
Rainey S, Mormina M, Lignou S, Nguyen J, Larsson P
Sci Public Policy
. 2021 Sep;
48(4):592-601.
PMID: 34566494
The ongoing COVID-19 emergency clearly presents novel challenges, both in terms of difficulties for maintaining public health and in assuring that governmental responses are ethically sound. Centrally, responses must respect,...
4.
Savaget P, Chiarini T, Evans S
Sci Public Policy
. 2021 Feb;
46(3):369-380.
PMID: 33583994
Technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI) can radically change the existing political paradigm, empowering more diffused forms of political participation beyond elections-especially in the emergent worldwide context of unrestricted disclosure...
5.
Winkler A, Levin S, Allison M
Sci Public Policy
. 2019 Dec;
46(6):913-926.
PMID: 31885414
The biomedical research workforce plays a crucial role in fostering economic growth and improving public health through discoveries and innovations. This study fills a knowledge gap by providing a comprehensive...
6.
Axler R, Miller F, Lehoux P, Lemmens T
Sci Public Policy
. 2018 Jun;
45(3):404-415.
PMID: 29937617
Given growing initiatives incentivizing academic researchers to engage in 'entrepreneurial' activities, this article examines how these academic entrepreneurs claim value in their entrepreneurial engagements, and navigate concerns related to conflicts...
7.
Aitken M, Cunningham-Burley S, Pagliari C
Sci Public Policy
. 2017 Jan;
43(5):713-723.
PMID: 28066123
The Scottish Health Informatics Programme (SHIP) was a Scotland-wide research programme exploring ways of collecting, managing and analysing electronic patient records for health research. As part of the SHIP public...
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