📢 We're pleased to welcome Dr. Sanghee Park as a new Associate Editor of IJPA. Dr. Park is an Associate Professor at Indiana University Indianapolis, specializing in public service delivery, representative bureaucracy, administrative reform, and AI in public management. @mengye.bsky.social
📈 According to the 2025 Clarivate JCR, the Journal Impact Factor of IJPA has continued to rise, reaching 2.5 and placing the journal in Q2 in the Public Administration category. Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and readers for your continued support.
🎉 We are pleased to share that the IJPA has achieved a 2025 #CiteScore of 5.5, maintaining its #Scopus Q1 ranking and reaching the 78th percentile in #PublicAdministration. Thank you to our authors, reviewers, readers, and editorial board members.
📢 We're Recruiting: Social Media Editor for IJPA. IJPA is seeking a Social Media Editor to manage and grow our presence on X, LinkedIn, and Bluesky. To apply, please send your CV to our Editorial Manager. MengYe (mye2@gsu.edu).
📢New Open Access Article Support for AI in Public Administration: A Comparative Study of the United Kingdom and Japan ✍️by Steven David Pickering, Martin Ejnar Hansen & Yosuke Sunahara 🔓 Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢New Open Access Article Lessons from the Public Sector Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Developing Countries: An AI Life Cycle Perspective ✍️by Charmaine B. Distor & Oliver Neumann 🔓 Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢New Open Access Article Electoral Costs and Local Public Institutions’ Role in Voter Turnout: Evidence from Czech Municipal Elections ✍️by Martin Král 🔓 Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🏆 Congrats to the winners of the 2026 IJPA–ENPA Best Paper Award initiative. Katerina Sharova’s excellent work “When do values matter? Cultural contexts and institutional Integrity in Public Bureaucracies” (Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona Institute of International Studies) @mengye.bsky.social
🎷Author Introduction Dr. Jeehee Han, from Texas A&M University’s Bush School, refines the understanding of the role of non-profit organization in public service. Thanks!📢 Scholar Profile:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qBEAf5QAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao @jeeheehan.bsky.social @mengye.bsky.social
🎷Author Introduction Dr. Jeehee Han, from Texas A&M University’s Bush School, whose paper in IJPA refines the understanding of evolving role of non-profit organization in public service delivery. Thanks!📢 Scholar Profile:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qBEAf5QAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
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📢 New Open Access Article Participatory Budgeting in Angola: Nongovernmental Contributions from Development Workshop Angola and Acção para o Desenvolvimento Rural e Ambiente Manuel, Pedro Domingos Paposseco. 🔓 Read here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01900692.2026.2640407
📢 New Open Access Article Bridging Hierarchy and Network: Network Multiplexity in Multi-Level Policy Implementation in China Hu, Liping, Xin Guan, Ting Huang, and Anders Ryom Villadsen 🔓 Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 Join us at #IRSPM2026! IJPA will be represented at the Editorial Panel: 🗓 April 10 ⏰ 1:30 – 3:00 PM 📍 Building 32, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia Come meet the editors and learn more about publishing with IJPA. All are welcome!
Join IJPA at #ASPA2026 for our reception! 📅 March 22 🕖 7:00–8:30 pm 📍 Franklin Hills, Loews Hollywood Hotel All are welcome — we’d love to see you there.
Join IJPA at #ASPA2026 for our reception! 📅 March 22 🕖 7:00–8:30 pm 📍 Franklin Hills, Loews Hollywood Hotel All are welcome — we’d love to see you there.
🎉 Congrats to Dr. Jonas Lund-Tønnesen, winner of the 2026 #IJPA Emerging Scholar’s Award! Read his open-access article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @jonasl-t.bsky.social @mengye.bsky.social
🏆 Congrats to the winners of the 2026 #IJPA Best Article Award! Hyunseok Hwang, Arnold Vedlitz, Ali Mostafavi & Sungdae Lim (2025), Socially Equitable Public Service Provision Now open access — welcome to read!
📢 New Open Access Article The Ten Commandments of Engaging Vulnerable Citizens in Collaborative Innovation: A Systematic Review Leone Verweij, Agnieszka Kanas & Menno Fenger 🔓 Read here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #CitizenEngagement #OpenAccess
📣 IJPA Award Highlight Congratulations to Mr. Nasir Uddin on receiving the #ASPA International Chapter Best Student Paper Award for his IJPA article “Impact of Crime and Insecurity on Citizen Trust in Public Institutions: Evidence from Bangladesh” (2025). tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🌟 Thank you to our reviewers! As one of #IJPA’s Best Reviewers of 2025, we sincerely thank Sirui Sun from Donghua University. Check out Sirui Sun’s profile here:https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=zh-CN&user=qDqBN5EAAAAJ
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🌟 Thank you to our reviewers! As one of #IJPA’s Best Reviewers of 2025, we sincerely thank Ujwal Shankar from BML Munjal University. Check out Ujwal Shankar’s profile here:https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=zh-CN&user=sovBYlAAAAAJ
🌟 Thank you to our reviewers! As one of #IJPA’s Best Reviewers of 2025, we sincerely thank Deepak Kumar Saxena from Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. Check out Deepak Kumar Saxena’s profile here:https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=zh-CN&user=XDxctB4AAAAJ
📢 IJPA Awards 2026 | Call for Nominations #IJPA invites nominations for: 🏆 Emerging Scholar’s Award 🏆 Best Article Award 📅 Deadline: Feb 28, 2026 📣 Winners announced: Mar 20, 2026 👉 See images for full details. Please share widely!
🌟 Thank you to our reviewers! As one of #IJPA’s Best Reviewers of 2025, we sincerely thank Armand Brice Kouadio from University of applied sciences (HES-SO). Check out Armand Brice Kouadio’s profile here:https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=zh-CN&user=V9CPkKAAAAAJ
🌟 Thank you to our reviewers! As one of #IJPA’s Best Reviewers of 2025, we sincerely thank Lee-Soo Kim from Kunsan National University.
🌟 Thank you to our reviewers! As one of #IJPA’s Best Reviewers of 2025, we sincerely thank Laiyang Ke from University of North Texas. Check out Laiyang Ke’s profile here:https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=zh-CN&user=2p1V4g8AAAAJ