Focus and Scope

Focus

Journal of Public Administration Research (JPRA) is an international peer-reviewed open-access journal published by Publisher Karya Grafindo Prima Perkasa. The journal is dedicated to advancing scholarly discussion and academic research in the fields of political science, humanities, social studies, governance, democracy, and contemporary societal issues.

Journal of Public Administration Research (JPRA) is an international peer-reviewed open-access journal focusing on public administration, public management, public policy, governance, police science, law enforcement, and security management. The journal promotes theoretical, empirical, conceptual, and interdisciplinary research addressing contemporary challenges in government, public institutions, policing, security, and society.


JPRA integrates perspectives from public administration and Police Science, particularly in the areas of public governance, institutional management, policy implementation, public services, police administration, police law, security management, contemporary policing, accountability, and community safety.


The journal welcomes research at both Master's (S-2) and Doctoral (S-3) levels of Police Science, ranging from applied studies of police administration, police law, and security management to fundamental research on the philosophy and theory of Police Science, contemporary policing models, security strategies, police reform, accountability, and oversight.


Scope
JPRA welcomes research in the following integrated areas:
1. Public Administration and Public Management
2. Public Policy and Policy Implementation
3. Governance and Good Governance
4. Bureaucratic Reform, Police Reform, and Administrative Innovation
5. Public and Police Service Management
6. Digital Government, Digital Governance, and Digital Policing
7. Government and Police Responsiveness and Complaint Mechanisms
8. Public Accountability, Police Accountability, Transparency, and Oversight
9. Local Government, Decentralization, and Local Policing
10. Public and Police Leadership and Organizational Performance
11. Public Sector and Police Human Resource Management
12. Government and Police Performance Evaluation
13. Public Financial Management, Police Budgeting, and Resource Management
14. Citizen Participation, Community Empowerment, and Community Policing
15. Administrative Control, Police Supervision, Ethics, and Integrity
16. Police Administration, Police Management, and Institutional Development
17. Police Law, Law Enforcement, and Legal Governance
18. Security Management, Security Governance, and Community Safety
19. Crime Prevention, Conflict Management, and Social Problem-Solving
20. Environmental Governance, Sustainable Policy, and Security
21. Innovation in Public Administration, Public Services, and Policing
22. Philosophy and Theory of Police Science, Contemporary Policing Models, Security Strategies, Police Reform, Accountability, and Oversight
23. Interdisciplinary Studies in Public Administration, Police Science, Law, Politics, Economics, Management, Security Studies, and Social Sciences

Commitment to Interdisciplinary Research

Journal of Public Administration Research (JPRA) actively encourages interdisciplinary scholarship that combines theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches from public administration, public policy, political science, law, economics, management, sociology, communication studies, and other relevant social sciences.

The journal welcomes manuscripts that examine administrative, institutional, managerial, and policy-related issues in the public sector. JPRA particularly supports studies that address governance, bureaucratic reform, public service innovation, digital administration, accountability, transparency, public participation, local government, and the improvement of government performance.

The journal is committed to maintaining high academic standards through a rigorous peer-review process and seeks to become a respected platform for researchers, academics, policymakers, public administrators, and practitioners engaged in public administration and public policy research.

Collaboration and Innovation

Journal of Public Administration Research (JPRA) strives to serve as a platform for collaboration, innovation, and scholarly exchange among academics, researchers, policymakers, public administrators, and professionals worldwide.

By promoting ethical publishing practices and supporting high-quality academic research, the journal aims to contribute meaningfully to the advancement of public administration, public policy, governance studies, and public sector management, as well as to strengthen intellectual discourse within the global academic community.