Below is a list of the journals ASPA's Sections provide to their members. Click on the journal name to take you to more information further down the page.
Should you have further questions about these resources, contact the Section publishing the journal for more information.
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Information about
Public Administration Review, ASPA's flagship journal,
can be found here.
Note: The information provided on this page comes directly from the editor(s) of the journals. Some of this information may be out-of-date due to the editor(s) not sending current information. You should contact the journal via the publisher for the most up-to-date information available.
List of journals:
American Review of Public Administration
Chinese Public Administration Review
International Public Management
Journal of Health and Human Services Administration
Journal of Public Management and Social Policy
Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration
Public Administration Quarterly
Public Budgeting and Finance
Public Integrity
Public Performance and Management Review
Public Personnel Management
Public Voices
Public Works Management and Policy
Review of Public Personnel Administration
State and Local Government Review
Section on Public Administration Research
The
American Review of Public Administration (ARPA), published eight times a year, is one of the elite scholarly peer-reviewed journals in public administration and public affairs. ARPA focuses on public administration broadly defined, encompassing organization and management studies, leadership, performance measurement and management systems, budgeting and financial management, network governance, and nonprofit management, among other topics.
Journal website:
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/arp
Manuscript submission site:
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/arpa
Follow the journal on Twitter @journal_arpa
Section on Chinese Public Administration
CPAR is the first international academic journal specifically addressing the issues of Chinese public administration.
CPAR covers administrative reform and law, public policy, productivity improvement, civil service, and many other topics. Its objectives are to open an avenue for exchange ideas between Chinese and other scholars, and to help bridge their work; develop innovative technique and encourage a wider application of those already established in Chinese public administration; present integrated analyses of theories, concepts, strategies, and techniques dealing with Chinese public administration; and stimulate research and critical thinking about the relationship between Chinese public administration practice and management theories.
CPAR is the official journal of the Section on Chinese Public Administration of ASPA and is published by the National Center for Public Performance (NCPP) at the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA), Rutgers University-Newark.
Website:
http://cpar.net/
Section on International and Comparative Administration
IPMJ is jointly sponsored by the International Public Management Network and ASPA's Section on International and Comparative Administration (SICA). Members of SICA receive
IPMJ with their annual membership. Manuscripts for consideration for
IPMJ should be
submitted by email as a Word attachment.
Journal website:
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/upmj20
Section on Health and Human Services Administration
The Journal of Health and Human Services Administration (JHHSA) is a quarterly publication of theoretical and empirical research on administrative and managerial topics in the health and human services sectors. JHHSA adopts a broad perspective of health care, human services, and management and administration. The journal encourages submissions that focus on traditional public and nonprofit health care organizations, including hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory care facilities, outpatient clinics, and others, and in a variety of public, private, and nonprofit human services agencies. In addition to these areas, the journal embraces a healthy communities model that includes five dimensions of health, including individual health (healthy behaviors and outcomes health disparities), environmental health (clean air and clean water; community safety) civic health (citizen engagement and voluntary behavior), community health (socialization; availability of health care and social services), and economic health (robust and diverse local economy).
Journal website: https://jhhsa.spaef.org/
Conference of Minority Public Administrators
JPMSP publishes theoretical, applied, and/or discussion papers on public administration, political science, and public policy issues associated with the process of economic, educational, environmental, political, and social well-being of diverse populations. JPMSP also accepts book reviews and case studies designed to bring literature to the attention of a wider readership. JPMSP aims to provide a forum for scholarly research addressing diverse issues. Manuscripts in four areas of research: politics, economics, equity, and the environment are welcome. JPMSP is cosponsored by the Conference of Minority Public Administrators section of ASPA and is published by the National Center for Public Performance (NCPP) at the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA), Rutgers University-Newark.
Visit the Journal's website for more information and past issues.
Section on Democracy and Social Justice
Published for a global audience,
JSEPA’s mission is to illuminate inequities and to provide a learning space. The journal’s content makes it possible for public service professionals, scholars, and students, to take note of what works, what fails, and what opportunities are available to advance justice and reduce disparity. Its pages lead the way for reforms, take account of successes and failures, and provide examples of reconciliation.
Find more information on the journal's website.
Section on Professional and Organizational Development
This is the journal of ASPA's Section on Professional and Organizational Development, published by the Southern Public Administration Education Foundation.
Journal website: https://paq.spaef.org/
Association of Budgeting and Financial Management
Public Budgeting & Finance is co-sponsored by ASPA's Association of Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) and is published quarterly.
Visit the Journal's website for more information and past issues.
Section on Ethics and Integrity of Governance
Public Integrity, published since 1998, is the premier scholarly journal addressing ethical issues affecting society. Articles analyze key ethical issues in the fields of government, business, NGOs, nonprofits, corruption, law, social equity, leadership, criminal justice, environment, and human rights. Its broad scope of articles, thought-provoking editorials, and expert book and film reviews make it an essential resource in ethical research and a tool for advancing modern, informed practices in organizations across the globe. Public Integrity, published bimonthly, is owned by the American Society for Public Administration and serves as a resource for both scholars and professionals. It is published by Taylor & Francis/Routledge.
More information about Public Integrity can be found here.
Section on Public Performance and Management
For more than 35 years,
PPMR has been a respected quarterly journal and one of the most highly rated in the field. It is a scholarly forum that addresses a broad range of factors influencing the performance of public and nonprofit organizations and agencies. Each issue of
PPMR includes cutting-edge research and advice on managing for productivity, measuring and evaluating performance, improving budget strategies, managing human resources, building partnerships, and applying new technologies. Journal rankings in 1994, 2007 and 2010 rank
PPMR among the top journals in the field (Bernick & Krueger, 2010). The journal is extensively indexed or abstracted (including the Social Sciences Citation Index, Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition, Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences) and has been added to the online archives of JSTOR.
PPMR is cosponsored by the Section on Public Performance and Management of ASPA and by the National Center for Public Performance (NCPP) at the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA), Rutgers University-Newark, and is published by M.E. Sharpe.
Journal website:
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/mpmr20
Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations
Public Personnel Management (PPM), peer-reviewed and published quarterly, is specifically for human resource executives and managers in the public sector. Each issue contains in-depth articles on trends, case studies and the latest research by top human resource scholars and industry experts.
Journal website:
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ppm
Manuscript submission site:
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ppm
Follow the journal on Twitter @PPMgmtJournal
Section on Historical, Artistic, Reflective Expression
Public Voices is a unique journal that focuses on historical, artistic, and reflective expression concerning public administrators and the public service. Unlike traditional social science journals, Public Voices publishes unorthodox, controversial perspectives on bureaucracy in particular and the public sector in general. The material is not limited to analytical articles but also includes original fiction, poetry, photographs, art, critiques of existing works, and insights based on experience, observation and research. Among the journal’s contributors are public servants, writers, artists, and academics in all fields. Public Voices is cosponsored by the Section on Historical, Artistic and Reflective Expression (SHARE) of ASPA and is published by the National Center for Public Performance (NCPP) at the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA), Rutgers University-Newark.
Visit the journal’s website for editorial information, submission guidelines and past issues.
Section on Transportation Policy and Administration
Public Works Management & Policy (PWMP), published quarterly, is a peer-reviewed international journal for academics and practitioners in public works and the public and private infrastructure industries. Articles convey research results, evaluate management innovations, suggest methods of analysis and evaluation, and examine policy issues. PWMP addresses the planning, financing, development, and operations of civil infrastructure systems at all levels of society-federal, state and local.
Journal website:
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/pwm
Manuscript submission site:
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pwmp
Follow the journal on Twitter @SAGE_Publishing
Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations
Review of Public Personnel Administration (ROPPA), peer-reviewed and published quarterly, presents timely, rigorous scholarship on human resource management in public service organizations. Articles cover both traditional and emerging topics, including analysis of the effects of specific HR procedures or programs on the management function and assessment of the impact of HR management on the broader areas of public policy and administration.
Journal website: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/rop
Manuscript submission site: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/roppa
Follow the journal on Twitter @ReviewofPPA
Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management
State and Local Government Review is jointly sponsored by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government and ASPA's Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM).
Visit the website for more information and submission guidelines.