🎯 AIMS AND SCOPE

The Journal of Public Governance and Social Science (JPGSS) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that focuses on publishing high-quality research in the fields of public governance, public policy, and social science. JPGSS serves as a platform for scholarly dialogue and knowledge sharing that deepens the understanding of how governments, institutions, and societies function, interact, and evolve.

The journal encourages theoretical and empirical contributions that examine global challenges, regional dynamics, and local governance practices. Topics may address contemporary issues such as sustainable governance, public sector innovation, civic engagement, institutional effectiveness, social equity, policy reform, and public administration. JPGSS aims to bridge academic research with practical policy implications, making it valuable to scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.

📌 AIMS

1. Advance critical knowledge in public governance, policy studies, and social science by publishing innovative and rigorous research.
2. Foster global and regional insights into pressing governance and societal challenges through empirical evidence and theoretical development.
3. Encourage collaboration among scholars, public sector professionals, and civil society actors to generate actionable knowledge for policy and governance improvement.
4. Support policy relevance by promoting research that connects academic findings with real-world governance solutions and public value creation.
5. Promote diverse perspectives by highlighting research from both developed and developing countries, especially those addressing underrepresented communities and policy contexts.

📚 SCOPE

1. Public Governance: Institutional governance, leadership in public administration, transparency and accountability, digital governance, bureaucratic reform, and participatory governance.
2. Public Policy: Policy formulation and analysis, implementation challenges, evidence-based policymaking, regulatory frameworks, policy innovation, evaluation and impact assessment.
3. Social Science: Social justice, civil society and citizenship, social capital, identity and inclusion, community development, education and public health policy, and behavioral aspects of governance.