Mission: The Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice ( JCPA ) has pioneered comparative policy studies since 1998 and is the only explicitly comparative journal of policy analytic studies. It aims to stimulate the intellectual development of comparative policy studies and the growth of an international community of scholars who research the challenges and benefits of global inter- and intra-policy making.
The JCPA is published five times per year, is double anonymized peer reviewed, and adheres to the highest quality of scholarship. It is indexed in Thomson Reuters SSCI as well as in five other main abstracts/indices.
The JCPA is affiliated with the International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum (ICPA-Forum) scholarly association and serves as a publication avenue for several international research groups.
The JCPA invites manuscripts that make a significant contribution to the theory, methodology and empirical analysis of comparative policy studies as well as their relation to public affairs, administration and management. Submissions need not necessarily compare two social units but address the aims and scope of the journal.
Aims and Scope:
The JCPA published scholarship aims to capture differences or similarities in policy issues as well as the role of comparative policy analysis both within and between social units. It contributes to:
• comparative theory development
• comparative theory testing
• comparative methodology development
• the evaluation of comparative research methods
• comparative empirical policy research
• the practice implications of comparative public policy
• lesson-drawing and extrapolation
Criteria: The JCPA gives priority to comparative studies and expects submissions to reflect the Aims and Scope of the journal.
Interdisciplinarity: The JCPA encourages interdisciplinary publications. Policy domains: are open to policy research enhanced in, e.g., immigration, health care, environment and climate change, education, security or human rights, welfare, transportation, bio-technology, among other areas. Functionally: articles may address research methods, public finance and budgeting, administrative reform, performance measurement, among other areas.
Special JCPA Sections: The JCPA welcomes submissions to each of the following sections: Comparative Policy Concepts, Statistics and Analytics , Qualitative Comparative Policy Studies, Policy Innovation, Comparative Policy Instruction, Syllabi and Pedagogy, and Book Reviews.
Special Symposia Publications: The JCPA welcomes proposals for Special Symposia Issues on a variety of topics and disciplines. Please visit our Special Symposia Issues page at https://comparativepolicy.org/journal-of-comparative-policy-analysis/special-issues-guest-editor-guidelines/
The JCPA Annual Award for the Best Comparative Article: The JCPA, ICPA-Forum and Routledge extend the award for the Best Article in the JCPA.
The JCPA Annual Award for the Best Comparative Paper: The JCPA, ICPA-Forum and Routledge extend the award and opportunity to publish in the JCPA to adjudicated papers presented at conferences of the following international associations: APPAM, APSA, IPSA, FPSA, INPAE, MPSA, NASPAA, NISPAcee.
Founding Editor-in-Chief JCPA and President ICPA Scholarly Society
Iris Geva-May - The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, NYU, US; SPPA Carleton University, Ottawa & Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
Honorary Co-Editors
Guy Peters - University of Pittsburgh, US (Co-editor since 2010)
Laurence E. Lynn Jr. - University of Texas at Austin, US (Founding Co-editor since 1998)
Co-Editors
Giliberto Capano - Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy
Guillaume Fontaine - FLACSO, Quito, Ecuador
Michael Howlett - Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
Zhilin Liu - School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Executive Editor
Daniel Béland - McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Executive Editor Special Issues
Jale Tosun - Heidelberg University, Germany
Associate Co-editors: Book Reviews
Pablo Bulcourf - Universidad Nacional de Quilmes and the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Yixin Dai - School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Adrienne Davidson - McMaster University, Canada
Davide Vampa - University of Edinburgh, UK
Associate Co-editors: Qualitative Comparative Policy Analysis
Michelle Morais de Sa e Silva - University of Oklahoma, US
Gita Steiner-Khamsi - Columbia University, US
Caner Bakir - Koç University, Turkey
Associate Co-editors: Comparative Policy Concepts, Statistics, and Analytics
Yves Steinbach - University of Oslo, Norway
Jidong Chen - School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Pragya Bhuwania - University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), US
Associate Co-editors: Policy Innovation
Valerie Pattyn - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Nihit Goyal - Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Anat Gofen - Hebrew University, Israel
Associate Editor: Comparative Policy Instruction, Syllabi and Pedagogy
Susan Appe - Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy / University at Albany, SUNY, US
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
Yukio Adachi - Kyoto University, Japan
Eugene Bardach - University of California Berkeley, US
Marleen Brans - Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium
Judith Clifton - University of Cantabria, Spain
Salo Coslovsky - The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, NYU, US
Jennifer Curtin - University of Auckland, New Zealand
Mehmet Demircioglu - Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Claire Dunlop - University of Exeter, UK
Marwa Farag - Doha Institute of Graduate Studies, Doha
Christoffer Green-Pedersen - University of Aarhus, Denmark
Jacint Jordana - University of Pompeu Fabre Barcelona, Spain
Steve Kelman - The Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, US
Christoph Knill - Geschwister Institute of Political Science, LMU Munich, Germany
Wai Fung Lam - University of Hong Kong
David Levi-Faur - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Gabriela Lotta - Getulio Vargas Foundation, São Paulo, Brazil
Antonia Maioni - McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Patrik Marier - Concordia University, Canada
Ciqi Mei - Tsinghua University, China
Jose-Luis Mendez - Colegio de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Salvador Parrado - Spanish Distance Learning University (UNED), Madrid / The Hertie School, Berlin, Germany
Ora-orn Poocharoen - Chang Mai University, Thailand
Tony Porter - McMaster University, Canada
Marius Profiroiu - Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Claudio Radaelli - School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute, Firenze, Italy
Tiina Randma-Liiv - Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Fritz Sager - University of Bern, Switzerland
Sabine Saurugger - Sciences Po Grenoble, France
Peter Scholten - Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Naresh Singh - Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, India
Monika Steffen - Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, Grenoble, France
Alfred Tat Kei Ho - City University of Hong Kong
Eva Thomann - University of Konstanz, Germany
Philipp Trein - University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Chris Weible - University of Denver Colorado, US
David Weimer - University of Madison-Wisconsin, US
JCPA Best Article Award Adjudication Committee
Karen Baehler - American University, US
Caner Bakir - Koç University, Turkey
Naresh Singh - Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, India
Gita Steiner-Khamsi (Committee Chair) - Columbia University, US
Emanuele Vendramini - Università Cattolica, Milan, Italy
Ana Cecilia de Alba Gonzalez (JCPA Awards Coordinator) - Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Editorial Assistant (Graduate Student Intern)
Xinlei Lian - PhD Candidate, School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Derin Atiskan - PhD Candidate, Scuola Normale Superiore, Firenze, and University of Geneva
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, JCPA and SCHOLARLY SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE POLICY ANALYSIS
Iris Geva-May (Chair) - The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, NYU, US & Carleton University, SPPA Ottawa, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
Leslie A. Pal - Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
Marius Profiroiu - Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Victor G. Rodwin - The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, NYU, US
Shawn C. Drake - School of Public Policy & Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Courtney Scott - Icahn School of Medicine/Mount Sinai, New York, US
SCHOLARLY SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE POLICY ANALYSIS
Executive Director
Shawn C. Drake, PhD - Workforce Consulting Agency & School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Associate to Executive Director (South America)
Nelson Cardozo, PhD - Universidad Argentina de la Empresa / University of Buenos Aires
Associate to Executive Director (China and Asia)
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Executive Secretary and Treasurer
Courtney Scott Lavine, MA - Icahn School of Medicine/Mount Sinai, New York, US
Associate Secretary and Treasurer
Diana Walker, MA
JCPA and Society Awards Coordinator
Ana Cecilia de Alba Gonzalez - Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Editorial Media and Outreach
Samanta Varela Castro - University of Texas at Austin, US
EXECUTIVE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL
Hamid Ali (Co-Chair) - Doha Institute of Graduate Studies, Qatar
Xufeng Zhu (Co-Chair) - Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Caner Bakir - Koç University, Turkey
Daniel Béland - McGill University Montreal, Canada
Claire Dunlop - University of Exeter, UK
Guillaume Fontaine - FLACSO, Ecuador
Sherry Glied - Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, US
Anat Gofen - Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel
Christoffer Green-Pedersen - University of Aarhus, Denmark
Jody Heymann - University of California at Los Angeles, US
Alfred Tat Kei Ho - City University of Hong Kong
Christoph Knill - Geschwister Institute of Political Science, LMU Munich, Germany
Yu-Ying Kuo - Shih Hsin University, Taiwan
Danny Lam - University of Hong Kong
Ted Marmor - School of Management, Yale University, US
Michael O’Hare - University of California Berkeley, US
Tetsukazu Okamoto - Kansai University, Japan
Leslie A. Pal - College of Public Policy, Hamid Bin Khalifa, Doha, Qatar
Ora-orn Poocharoen - Chang Mai University, Thailand
Tony Porter - McMaster University, Canada
Marius Profiroiu - Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Peter Scholten - Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Jennifer Stewart - School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Arnost Vesely - Charles University Prague, Czech Republic
David Weimer - University of Madison-Wisconsin, US
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