Journal of Public Administration, Policy and Governance Research (JPAPGR) is a global multidisciplinary oriented peer-reviewed journal devoted to the conduct of qualitative and quantitative researches in public administration, policy science, governance, management sciences, philosophy, strategic management, resource management, leadership studies, human resource management, service delivery, public finance, political science, development studies, tourism studies and administration, local government and urban administration, international administration, nonprofit management and administration. The journal also considers papers from related fields of social sciences and humanities. Book reviews, case studies and reflectional papers in related fields are also considered by the journal for publication. 

JPAPGR is published by the Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Nigeria. 

Submission: Online or attachment via articles@jpapgr.com

Website: https://jpapgr.transglobalacademic.com/

Abstracting and Indexing

Journal of Public Administration, Policy and Governance Research is abstracted/indexed in:

Google Scholar, EuroPub

Frequency: Quarterly (4 times per year) 

Language of publication: English

ISSN: P-ISSN: 2787-0464 | E-ISSN: 1595-6776

Editor in Chief: Professor Michael Sunday Agba, University of Calabar, Nigeria

Disclaimer:

The views and opinions expressed in the papers/publications are solely that of the author(s) and not that of the editorial board and management of JPAPGR, Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria and other affiliates of JPAPGR. JPAPGR, its editorial board and affiliates make no guarantees and guarantee as to the accuracy, completeness and suitability of content expressed in the articles published, thus, users should double check before usage of content. Papers are published in good faith and JPAPGR, its editorial team and management shall not be liable for any case of plagiarism, copyright infringement, damages, setbacks, defamation, proceedings, losses, actions, claims, demands, costs, expenses, implications and other liabilities whatsoever and howsoever suffered as a result of the direct or indirect usage and consumption of contents.

For Authors

Author Guidelines

Preparation of Manuscript: All manuscript for publication must be well articulated and edited. The maximum length of the intended manuscript for publication is 8000 (maximum) words. A short abstract of 150-250 words with 4-5 keywords should precede the introduction. Contributors are to submit a separate cover page containing their contact details. The corresponding author of the paper (s) submitted should be indicated. Authors will receive a copy of the edition containing their articles where applicable. All diagrams, tables, and figures should appear as an appendix at the end of the paper. In other words, paper structure should take the following format:

1. Title, abstract, and key words;

2. Main Body showing subthemes and ending with conclusion and recommendations;

3. References;

4. Tables (each table complete with title and footnotes);

5. Figure legends;

6. Appendices (where applicable).

Reference: We accept the 6th Edition of American Psychological Association (APA) and a double or triple in-text citation (Emmanuel, 2022 or Emmanuel, 2022:15). Please visit this link for guidance on how to use and apply APA 6th Edition: https://aut.ac.nz.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=47024979. Other reference styles (s) as it applies to the author's field of discipline may be accepted.

Publication Cost and Method of Payment

Accepted papers will be published online for a discounted charge of 60 USD per article. For authors within Nigeria, the pagination charge is 35000.00 Naira for online publication of accepted paper. Online publication 150 USD for authors outside Nigeria. Authors within Nigeria, it will cost 35000.00 Naira.

Subscription Rates

Single issue prices (Institutional) Within Africa 80 USD; Outside Africa 130USD

Single issue prices (Individual) Within Africa 80 USD; Outside Africa 100 USD

No Conflict-of-Interest Statement

Authors are required to declare a conflict-of-interest statement showing areas of potential conflict at the point of submission. Where there is no conflict of interest among the authors, it should be so stated in the No Conflict of Interest Statement. Corresponding authors should ensure they interface with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement and final version of paper submitted.

Make Submission (Online and Email Attachment)

Paper(s) are submitted via online or email attachment (

Editorial Policies

The following policies in addition to the those stated earlier shall guide the administration and management of the editorial operations of Journal of Public Administration, Policy and Governance Research (JPAPGR):

Open Access Policy

JPAPGR shall maintain an open access policy where all original papers published online are made freely and openly accessible on-line for academic and professional usage, interest of the scientific community, global increased citation and readership of author’s work. 

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

For the purpose of quality assurance and academic integrity, Journal of Public Administration, Policy and Governance Research (JPAPGR) is committed to promoting and maintaining the highest ethical code of conduct and standards for all the parties involved in the process and act of publishing in a peer-reviewed journal: the author, the editor of the journal, the peer reviewer and the publisher. In doing this, JPAPGR is guided by the guidelines defined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). For further guidelines on COPE, please visit the link https://publicationethics.org/files/u7141/1999pdf13.pdf

JPAPGR has a zero-tolerance for plagiarism. Authors are to ensure that papers submitted are free from plagiarism. Plagiarized papers shall be rejected. Papers submitted for review are first checked for suitability of content to the journal coverage, followed by checking for plagiarism via the Grammarly anti-plagiarism tool. Plagiarized papers are rejected.

Manuscript Review Process

The turnaround period for the review process (which is targeted at ensuring quality publication) is 5-8 weeks. Submitted papers for publication shall be reviewed by competent reviewers to determine their appropriateness, logical consistency and suitability for publication. This process involves assigning an editorial board member and independent reviewer to examine and scrutinize the content of a submitted manuscript. Normally decisions, whether a paper should be accepted, amended or rejected, will be based on editorial informed recommendations. To ensure that manuscripts are evaluated objectively and justly, the author’s name and institutional affiliation is concealed from reviewers during the review process. Thus, the full name including institutional affiliations, email address and ORCiD of all contributors or authors should appear on a separate cover page of the submitted manuscript. Submitted manuscript(s) by any member of the editorial board of JPAPGR shall be subjected to the same review process and procedure. Manuscript with the defamatory language shall be rejected. The Editorial Board of JPAPGR reserves the right to reject any manuscript deemed not suitable for publication in this journal.

Withdrawal, Retraction, Correction

Withdrawal Policy

Manuscripts may be withdrawn by submitting a letter electronically to the editorial office of JPAPGR stating the reasons for manuscript withdrawal. If an author(s) requests a withdrawal within 12 days of submission, the author is allowed to withdraw the manuscript without paying any withdrawal fee (5 USD) or 2000 Naira (within Nigeria). However, if an author(s) withdraw manuscript(s) any time after review and acceptance, a withdrawal fee (5USD) or 2000 Naira (within Nigeria) will have to be paid.

Corrections

For the purpose of quality assurance, PDF Galley proofs are sent to the corresponding author for proofreading and corrections are done before publication.

• Post Publishing:
  Corrections are published if the publication information contained in the published paper is seriously affected with regard to accuracy and consistency. Corrections are published in the subsequent issue of the journal under corrections and addendum.
  
  Retractions

  Retractions of paper are also done where necessary.