Evidence & Policy

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Scopus, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 1.836, ranking it 62nd out of 109 journals in the category "Social Science, Interdisciplinary".

The following persons are or have been editors-in-chief:

• Ken Young (2005-2008)
• Annette Boaz (2005-2017)
• David Gough (2008-2017)
• Katherine Smith (2018-2021)
• Mark Pearson (2018-2021)
• Zachary P. Neal (2022-2025)
• Caroline Oliver (2022-2025)
• Mariah Kornblush (2025-present)
• Daniel J. Mallinson (2025-present)

In each volume year, the journal publishes a special issue organized by guest editors addressing a specific topic. Recent special issues have included:

• The many faces of disability in evidence for policy and practice. Guest edited by Carol Rivas, Ikuko Tomomatsu and David Gough (Volume 17, Number 2, May 2021)
• Opening up evidence-based policy: exploring citizen and service user expertise. Guest edited by Ellen Stewart, Jennifer Smith-Merry and Marc Geddes (Volume 16, Number 2, May 2020)
• Co-creative approaches to knowledge production and implementation. Guest edited by Allison Metz, Annette Boaz and Glenn Robert (Volume 15, Number 3, August 2019)
• Networks and network analysis in evidence, policy and practice. Guest-edited by Kathryn Oliver and Moira Faul (Volume 14, Number 3, August 2018)

In 2016 the journal created the Carol Weiss Prize to recognize outstanding early career contributors to the journal. The author of the winning article receives £100 in books from Policy Press, and the winning article is made open access for three months. Past winners have included:

• In 2016: Allen, William L. (19 May 2017). "Factors that impact how civil society intermediaries perceive evidence". Evidence & Policy. 13 (2): 183, 200. doi:10.1332/17442646X14538259555968.
• In 2017: Stucki, Iris (18 November 2016). "The use of evidence in public debates in the media: the case of Swiss direct-democratic campaigns in the health policy sector". Evidence & Policy. 12 (4): 487, 504. doi:10.1332/174426415X14375563594446.
• In 2019: Mills, Kristen J.; Lawlor, Jennifer A.; Neal, Jennifer Watling; Neal, Zachary P.; McAlindon, Kathryn (1 August 2020). "What is research? Educators' conceptions and alignment with United States federal policies". Evidence & Policy. 16 (3): 337, 358. doi:10.1332/174426419X15468576296175. PMC 8570567. PMID 34745313.
• In 2021 (co-winner): Bandola-Gill, Justyna (1 November 2021). "The legitimacy of experts in policy: navigating technocratic and political accountability in the case of global poverty governance". Evidence & Policy. 17 (4): 615, 633. doi:10.1332/174426420X16000980489195. hdl:20.500.11820/b9267d55-0692-4eed-85b5-1661f1d35a93. S2CID 226514632.
• In 2021 (co-winner): Chew, Sarah; Armstrong, Natalie; Martin, Graham P. (1 February 2022). "Understanding knowledge brokerage and its transformative potential: a Bourdieusian perspective". Evidence & Policy. 18 (1): 25, 42. doi:10.1332/174426421X16149632470114. S2CID 234160376.