''Public Policy and Administration'' is a quarterly
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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that covers the field of
public administration
Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment (public governance), management of non-profit establ ...
. The
editors-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
are Alessandro Sancino (
The Open University
The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off- ...
), and Edoardo Ongaro (
The Open University
The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off- ...
). It was first published as PAC Bulletin in 1964 later changing its name to Public Administration Bulletin in 1971 before adopting the title Public Policy and Administration in 1986.
It is currently published by
SAGE Publications
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It publishes more than 1,000 journals, more than 800 books ...
in association with the
Joint University Council of the Applied Social Sciences
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Public Administration Committee (PAC).
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in the
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
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and
Scopus
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.
See also
*
List of public administration journals
Editors
* Andrew Dunsire 1964-1968
* Richard A. Chapman 1968-1971
* Brian C Smith 1971-1976
* Grant Jordan and Douglas Pitt 1986-1990
* Barry O'Toole 1990-2000
* Robert Pyper 2000-2008
* Duncan McTavish and Karen Miller 2008-2015
* Claire Dunlop, Edoardo Ongaro and Keith Baker 2015-2021
* Edoardo Ongaro, Keith Baker and Alessandro Sancino 2021–2023
* Edoardo Ongaro and Alessandro Sancino 2023 - present
References
External links
*
UK Joint University Council Public Administration Committee
SAGE Publishing academic journals
English-language journals
Public administration journals
Quarterly journals
Publications established in 1987
Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies of the United Kingdom
Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies
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