About the Journal

Aims and scope

Applied Policy, Institutions & Public Management publishes scholarship on public administration, governance, institutional reform, public finance, development policy, health and education policy, local government and programme evaluation.

Contributions we welcome

We consider original research, review articles, methods papers and evidence-led perspectives within the journal’s scope. Submissions should state a clear question, explain their contribution, report methods transparently and engage critically with relevant literature.

Disciplinary standards

State the policy problem, institutional context, research design and sources of evidence. Distinguish empirical findings from recommendations, discuss causal limitations and address transferability. Explain ethics, consent and confidentiality for administrative or participant-level data.

Peer review and editorial decisions

Research and review articles ordinarily receive at least two independent reports under double-anonymous peer review. Editors first assess scope, completeness, research quality and ethics. Reviewers advise; the responsible editor makes the final decision. Non-research content may receive editorial assessment and is identified by article type.

Open access and publication charges

Authors retain copyright and articles are published under CC BY 4.0. There is no submission fee. The standard APC is US$150 per accepted article, payable only after final acceptance. Full and partial waivers are administered confidentially and do not affect editorial decisions.

Publication and the scholarly record

Accepted work proceeds through copyediting, author proofs and production. Publication depends on completion of these stages; acceptance dates or review times are not guaranteed. Corrections and retractions are linked to the affected article to preserve a transparent scholarly record. Read Volume 1, Issue 1 (2026) for the journal’s published editorials.

Publisher

Applied Policy, Institutions & Public Management is published by Eldran Academic Press. The publisher’s ethics, peer-review, licensing, fee, appeal and privacy policies apply to this journal.

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