Why publish with Perspectives on Public Management and Governance?

Perspectives on Public Management and Governance (PPMG) is an international, high-impact journal from the Public Management Research Association. PPMG is dedicated to theory development and conceptual work challenging and advancing the field of public affairs. While the primary focus of the journal is not to conduct empirical studies, it anticipates treatment of concepts used in empirical work, discussion of trends, advancements, and synthesis of empirical work such as meta-analyses, and theoretical developments that offer empirical illustrations, either quantitative or qualitative.

There are many reasons to publish your work with PPMG - read below to learn more:

Excellent Author Experience

• A diverse, experienced editorial board, led by Kimberly Isett and Jessica Sowa, supporting the international reach of your work.
• A rigorous editorial process ensures the journal publishes only the highest quality research.
• A simple online submissions process through ScholarOne Manuscripts.
• A detailed, double-blind review process that provides authors with an understanding of their manuscript's perceived strengths and weaknesses, the basis for the decision, and advice on how to proceed.

Prestigious Author Community

• The PMRA Journals are made up of Perspectives on Public Management and Governance and the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. By publishing with us, you will be joining a globally diverse, far-reaching author community that spans many topics of interest.

Reputation

• Perspectives on Public Management and Governance is an influential journal with a global readership and a Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) of 2.7. Based on JCI, PPMG is ranked 23 out of 91 in the field of public administration (Clarivate, 2024).
• Browse some of the most highly cited research that has contributed to our continued success. Publishing in PPMG could mean your work is included in future collections like this.
• PPMG annually gives the Camilla Stivers Award for the best paper published in the journal. Submitting your research could mean you win this prestigious award.

Range of Content

• PPMG welcomes contributions from a variety of epistemological frameworks that can add a new perspective to public administration and governance, e.g. positivist, normative, interpretive, grounded, and critical theory.
• In addition to publishing new theoretical work, the journal is interested in analytical reviews of literature.

Option for Open Access

• PPMG 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.

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