Publication calendar for the monthly publication of the American Society for Public Administration
Contact: Christine Jewett McCrehin, cjewett@aspanet.org

Note: Items in parentheses are intended as subject ideas for monthly topics. Authors are not limited to these subjects and are encouraged to write in their specific areas of expertise. 

January: Transitions: New Administration, New Opportunities, New Challenges
(Job Opportunities, Role of Professional Public Service, Measuring Outcomes, Responses to Fiscal and Economic Challenges)
Deadline for Articles/Advertising: December 21, 2008

February: Immigration: Issues Impacting Administration 
(Views and Tales from the Field, Current Trends, Legal Issues, Effects on Service Delivery (schools, medical care, licensing & vehicle registration) Status of the New Immigration Legislation)
Issue Travels to ASPA Conference
Deadline for Articles/Advertising: January 22, 2009

March: Diversity Revisited
(What does diversity mean? What has changed and what hasn’t? Why?, Working with Multiple Generations )
International Pullout: Governance in the Midst of Diversity: Bridging Opportunity and Challenge
Issue Travels to ASPA Conference
Deadline for Articles/Advertising: February 20, 2009

April: Greening Government: Hot Topic, Cold Realities
(Meaningful Actions vs. Lip Service, Success Stories, Unexpected Results)
ASPA Conference Coverage Issue 
Deadline for Articles/Advertising: March 22, 2009

May: Public Service: Actions and Attitudes
(US Public Service Academy, Defining Public Service in a Post-Modern World, New Initiatives, Trends)
Deadline for Articles/Advertising: April 21, 2009

June/July: Emergency Management: Familiar Threats, New Challenges
(Programs that Work/Programs that Don’t, Resource Allocation, Training, Approaches to Hazard Mitigation)
Deadline for Articles/Advertising: June 15, 2009

August: Health Care: Provision and Administration 
(Economic Challenges, Scope of Coverage, Programs)
Deadline for Articles/Advertising: July 23, 2009

September: Shifting Population: Demography isn’t Just about Polling 
(Rural Economic Development, Water, Infrastructure, Agriculture, Transportation, Revenue Effects, etc.)
Deadline for Articles/Advertising: August 22, 2009

October: Ethics: Trying to Get It Right
(Teaching Ethics, ASPA’s Code of Ethics, Workshop Programs, Conundrums)
Education Supplement: Making PA Education Available, Affordable, and Meaningful 
(Curriculum Innovations, Challenges of Distance Learning, Internship Programs)
Deadline for Articles/Advertising: September 22, 2009

November: Multi-Sector Workforce, Third Party Government: The Broadening of PA
(Accountability Issues, Program Examples, Staffing Challenges, Nonprofits, Consultants)
Deadline for Articles/Advertising: October 22, 2009

December: Image of the Profession: Through a Glass – Darkly?
(Public Perception, Professional Perception, Academic Perception, image or reputation of graduate education in PA; are students getting their money’s worth and does the degree help in getting a job/performance on the job?)
Deadline for Articles/Advertising: November 21, 2009