About this journal

1. Research articles - articles based on original research and analysis of contemporary social, economic, and political policy issues with design implications. Articles must extend knowledge by evaluating and building upon existing theories or presenting new work illustrating issues and practices in public policy design. Approximate length: 6,000 words.
2. Experience - Practice-oriented manuscripts, including prescriptive advice for policymakers and implementers written by practitioners based on their experience in governments, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector. Experience articles may include case studies and systematic surveys that challenge existing thinking on policy design issues. Approximate length: 4,500 words.
3. Commentary - Discussion of ongoing topics in the field or commentary upon articles which have appeared in the journal. Approximate length: 2,500 words.
4. Communication - Letters to the editor and other similar items. 

Thematic Issues: PDP also regularly publishes thematic issues. These typically contain 6-7 articles, focused on a specific policy area. If you would like to submit a proposal for a thematic issue, please contact the Editorial Office at [email protected] for more information.

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A limited number of full APC Waivers are also available at the discretion of the journal editors for articles deemed to be potentially impactful whose authors do not have access to APC funding. If you would like to request a waiver, please contact M Ramesh via [email protected] before you submit your article. Waiver codes must be presented at quotation and cannot be applied retrospectively.

Editors in Chief
Michael Howlett (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
M Ramesh (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Editor (Special Issues)
Azad Singh Bali (Australian National University, Australia)

Associate Editors
Gambhir Bhatta (Stichting Nepal Policy Institute, The Hague, Netherlands)
Mehmet Kerem Coban (SOAS, University of London, UK)
Mauricio Dussauge (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales / FLACSO, Mexico)
Sarah Giest (Leiden University, Netherlands)
Kris Hartley (Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Anka Kekez Koštro (University Of Zagreb, Croatia)
Joshua Newman (Monash University, Australia)
Valerie Pattyn (Leiden University, Netherlands)
Kidjie Saguin (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Scott Schmidt (Georgetown University, USA)
Saba Siddiki (Syracuse University, USA)
Altaf Virani (Monash University, Indonesia)

Editorial Manager
Libby Morgan Beri (NUS, Singapore)

International Advisory Board
Arena Centre for European Studies – John Fossum (Oslo, Norway)
Asia Pacific Public Policy Network – Wu Xun (Hong Kong)
Australia New Zealand School of Government – Catherine Althaus (Sydney, Australia)
Central European Journal of Public Policy – Arnost Vesely (Prague, Czech Republic)
European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) – Edoardo Ongaro (Open University, UK)
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLASCO) - Raul Pacheco-Vega (México)
International Public Policy Association – Philippe Zittoun (Science Po, Grenoble)
Institute of Applied Economic Research IPEA, Brazil – Alexandre de Avila Gomide (Rio de Janiero, Brazil)
Jindal Global University – Ramaswamy Sudarshan (New Delhi, India)
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore – Danny Quah (NUS, Singapore)
Nazarbayev University ­– Weng Tat Hui (Astana, Kazakhstan)
Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee) – Juraj Nemec (Brno, Czech Republic)
Public Management Research Association (PMRA) – Richard Walker (City University, Hong Kong)
Public Policy Association of Japan – Yu Noda (Keio University of Tokyo, Japan)

Scientific Board
Michael BARZELAY, London School of Economics, UK
Luc BERNIER, University of Ottawa, Canada
Giliberto CAPANO, Bologna University, Italy
Judith CLIFTON, University of Cantabria, Spain
Fanie CLOETE, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Louise COMFORT, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Mark CONSIDINE, University of Melbourne, Australia
Jonathan CRAFT, University of Toronto, Canada
Carsten DAUGBJERG, Australian National University, Australia
Helen DICKINSON, UNSW Canberra, Australia
Claire DUNLOP, University of Exeter, UK
Scott FRITZEN, University of Washington, USA
Adam GRAYCAR, Flinders University, Australia
Thurid HUSTEDT, Hertie School, Germany
Maria KATSONIS, University of Melbourne, Australia
Lucy KIMBELL, University of the Arts London, UK
Vivian LIN, La Trobe University, Australia
Maria Fe MENDOZA, University of the Philippines
Michael MINTROM, Monash University, Australia
Vishal NARAIN, Management Development Institute, India
Janine O’FLYNN, Australian National University, Australia
Haig PATAPAN, Griffith University, Australia
Jim PERRY, Indiana University, USA
B. Guy PETERS, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Satyajit SINGH, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Alastair STARK, University of Queensland, Australia
Diane STONE, European University Institute, Italy
Anne TIERNAN, Griffith University, Australia
Arwin VAN BUUREN, Erasmus University, Netherlands
Aidan VINING, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Joanna VINCE, University of Tasmania, Australia
Andy WHITFORD, University of Georgia, USA
Kent WEAVER, Georgetown University, USA
WU Jiannan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
YE Lin, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
ZHU Xufeng, Tsinghua University, China

Editorial Office Email:
[email protected]

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