FOCUS AND SCOPE

Focus
JURNAP publishes scholarly works in Public Administration with an emphasis on governance, public policy, and public service innovation. The journal prioritizes evidence-based studies situated in Indonesia and the broader Global South while remaining open to comparative and international perspectives.

Scope

  • Public Policy: formulation, implementation, evaluation, and impact.

  • Governance & Institutions: collaborative/participatory governance, policy networks, co-production, regulatory governance.

  • Public Sector Management: performance, accountability, integrity, anti-corruption, organizational behavior.

  • Public Service Delivery: quality, user experience, inclusion of vulnerable groups, digital service transformation.

  • Public HRM: merit system, competencies, leadership, ethics, organizational culture.

  • Public Finance: planning–budgeting, value for money, fiscal transparency.

  • Digital Transformation: e-government/SPBE, data governance, GovTech, smart city.

  • Resilience & Risk: disaster governance, public health, climate adaptation and mitigation.

Article Types
Research (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, literature review), comparative case studies, methodological papers, replication studies, policy analyses/briefs grounded in evidence, systematic reviews and scoping reviews.

Out of Scope
Manuscripts that are purely opinion without methodology/data; doctrinal legal analyses without administrative implications; private business/management topics with no clear public relevance.

Additional “About” Content (IN-EN)

Intended Readership
Scholars, policy analysts, public officials, civil-society practitioners, and graduate students in public administration and related fields.

Submission Length

  • Original research: 3,000–7,000 words (excluding references).

  • Policy brief / short report: 3,000–5,000 words.

  • Reviews (systematic/scoping): 3,000–7,000 words.

Methodology & Open Science
JURNAP encourages transparent methods, data availability statements, and pre-registration where appropriate. Mixed-methods and computational approaches (e.g., policy analytics, text mining) are welcome.

Potential Special Issues

  1. GovTech & SPBE for Essential Public Services

  2. Impact Evaluation of Social Protection and Poverty-Alleviation Programs

  3. Integrity, Performance, and Accountability in Local Government

  4. Public Administration for Climate and Disaster Resilience

Keywords
public policy; governance; public service delivery; e-government; SPBE; performance; accountability; integrity; collaborative governance; evaluation; GovTech; smart city; data governance; public finance; disaster governance; climate adaptation.