Why Submit to the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory?
The Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory (JPART) is an international, high-impact journal from the Public Management Research Association and is committed to advancing public administration scholarship. The journal is multidisciplinary and publishes the highest quality theoretical and empirical work in the field. It covers organizational, administrative, managerial, and policy-based research that improves our understanding of the public sector. There are many reasons to publish your work with JPART - read below to learn more.
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Publish your research with us and benefit from:
Excellent Author Experience
- A diverse, experienced editorial board supporting the international reach of your work.
- A simple online submission process through Editorial Express.
- A detailed, double-blind review process that provides authors with an understanding of the perceived strengths and weaknesses of their manuscript, the basis for the decision, and advice on how to proceed.
Reputation
- JPART is a highly ranked journal with an Impact Factor of 5.2. It is ranked 4 out of 91 in the field of Public Administration and 5 out of 317 in the field of Political Science.
- Browse some of the most highly cited research that has contributed to our continued success. Publishing in JPART could mean your work is included in future collections like this.
- JPART has multiple annual awards, including the Beryl Radin Award for best paper and the Riccucci-O’Leary Award for best article on diversity. Submitting your work to the journal could result in you winning one of these prestigious awards.
Global Readership
- JPART is read in multiple countries and continents.
- Advance access publishing means your content will be available online as soon as possible. Once a paper is accepted, the pre-proofed, pre-copyedited accepted manuscript will be published online within one week. It will be replaced by a copyedited, proofed version of the paper in an issue.
Option for Open Access
- JPART is a hybrid open-access journal and authors may choose to pay an open-access fee to make their accepted manuscript freely available online. Learn more about OA and other licensing agreements here.
Maximization of article-level impact
- JPART’s Twitter account reaches over 5,000 followers worldwide and engages the public administration research community with posts about recent articles published in the journal. JPART also benefits from OUP’s world-class journals platform which boosts your article’s discoverability online, meaning it’s more likely to be found on platforms such as Google, Google Scholar, and PMC.
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