Imprint Information

Aims & Scope

IJPIP aims to advance knowledge and practice at the nexus of governance and public policy. The journal welcomes high-quality submissions that include, but are not limited to:

• Analyses of intergovernmental arrangements, cooperative governance, and federal–local relations.
• Studies on public service design, delivery, and performance management.
• Comparative research on institutional reform, decentralization and capacity building.
• Policy design, policy implementation, regulatory governance and legislative processes.
• Public finance, fiscal decentralization, and budgeting for service delivery.
• Innovations in public administration, digital governance, and e-governance.
• Practitioner perspectives, policy briefs, and case studies with transferable lessons.
• Interdisciplinary approaches combining political science, public administration, law, economics and development studies.

We welcome both theoretically grounded and empirically robust manuscripts that offer clear implications for policymakers and practitioners.

DOI, Archiving & Preservation

• On publication the Version of Record will receive a DOI minted via Zenodo.
• Publisher deposits copies and metadata with Internet Archive, and PKP PN for redundant preservation and discoverability.
• Machine-readable metadata and licence fields (CC BY 4.0) accompany every deposit.

Publication Fees & Waivers

Open Access is free for readers. The Article Processing Charge (APC) on acceptance is USD 200 per accepted article. Waivers and discounts are available under the publisher’s APCs & Waiver Policy. APCs do not influence editorial decisions; waiver requests should be submitted at the time of submission.