About the Journal
Focus and Scope
The Journal of Public Management and International Relations (JPMIR) is a double-blind, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to providing a platform for researchers to share ideas, insights, and developments in public sector management, including domestic and external relations, as well as diplomacy. Researchers are invited to participate in sharing knowledge from critical, philosophical, creative, and professional points of view. The journal welcomes articles from a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches to research. It encourages submissions from various aspects of public sector management: politics, economy, governance, leadership, policy, power, accountability, service delivery, topical issues in international relations and diplomacy, and general issues in the management of governmental policies, among others.
Publication Model & Frequency
The journal aims to publish four issues and one special edition focusing on a specific topic, yearly, using a continuous publication system. Articles are published online when ready for publication and then printed in an end-of-year compilation. Each published article is allocated a Digital Object Identifier (DOI).
Peer Review Process
All manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Public Management and International Relations will be subjected to double-blind peer review. The editorial team will review all submitted manuscripts to ascertain the suitability and compliance with the scope, style and presentation of the journal. Manuscripts that do not meet the minimum requirements are rejected or returned to the authors for resubmission within one week of receipt. Manuscripts that passed the initial review will be sent, anonymously, to two independent reviewers under a double-blind peer review process. The reviewers evaluate the manuscript based on its originality, relevance to the field and soundness of methodology. To ensure timely publication, reviewers are asked to complete their reviews within four weeks.
Final decision: Based on the reviewers’ comments and recommendations, the Editor-in-Chief and the Managing Editor make a final decision on the acceptability of the manuscript and communicate the decision to the authors. The final decision can be “Accept Submission”, “Revisions Required”, “Resubmit for Review”, “Resubmit Elsewhere”, or “Decline Submission.”
Article Publication Charges
Journal of Public Management and International Relations is a fully open-access journal that does not charge APCs or submission fees.
Language
The journal publishes in English.
Plagiarism Policy
All manuscripts will be screened for similarity and AI test using Turnitin. All Manuscripts with more than 15% similarity will not be considered for publication in the journal.
Institution: The journal is published jointly by the Department of Public Management, Law and Economics, Durban University of Technology, South Africa and the Department of History and Diplomatic Studies, Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Nigeria.
