Focus and Scope

Focus

JPCIP focuses on collaborative governance, network governance, institutional performance, and public sector management from international, comparative, and interdisciplinary perspectives. The journal aims to advance knowledge on public governance, institutional capacity, policy innovation, and sustainable public administration through high-quality scholarly research.

Scope

The journal welcomes original research, review articles, and policy analyses in, but not limited to, the following areas:

  1. Multi-Actor Collaborative Governance
    • Network governance and collaborative governance.
    • Cross-sector partnerships involving government, the private sector, civil society, and local communities.
    • Multi-actor interactions in public policy formulation and implementation.
    • Intergovernmental relations and decentralization.
    • Institutional coordination, institutional fragmentation, and bureaucratic reform.
    • Local and regional governance, including governance during institutional and bureaucratic crises.
  2. Public Enterprise and Grassroots Public Management
    • Governance and performance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and municipally owned enterprises.
    • Strategic governance, dynamic capabilities, organizational resilience, and accountability.
    • Performance measurement and evaluation in public organizations.
    • Organizational management, transformational leadership, and strategic agility.
    • Grassroots public management and community-based socio-economic organizations.
  3. Public Resource Governance and Sustainable Policy Analytics
    • Public financial management and fiscal governance.
    • Regional fiscal sustainability and regulatory harmonization.
    • Public policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation.
    • Sustainable food security governance.
    • Public procurement and supply chain management.
    • Environmental governance and socio-ecological resilience.
    • Evidence-based policy analysis for sustainable regional and national development.

Methodological Scope

JPCIP welcomes rigorous empirical and conceptual studies employing diverse research methodologies, including:

  • Quantitative Research (e.g., Structural Equation Modeling, Path Analysis, Panel Data Analysis, Regression Analysis).
  • Qualitative Research (e.g., Case Studies, Phenomenology, Grounded Theory, Thematic Analysis).
  • Mixed Methods Research (e.g., Explanatory Sequential, Exploratory Sequential, and Embedded Designs).
  • Comparative and Cross-National Studies.
  • Normative and Administrative Analysis, including legal and regulatory policy analysis.
  • Systematic Literature Reviews (SLR), Scoping Reviews, Bibliometric and Scientometric Analysis, and Meta-analysis.

JPCIP encourages interdisciplinary research that contributes to the advancement of collaborative governance, institutional performance, public administration, and sustainable public policy at local, national, regional, and international levels.