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About the Public Policy and Administration format

Public Policy and Administration is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Public Policy and Administration Research, Social Policy and Reform Studies, Political and Economic history of UK and US.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Public Policy and Administration, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inPublic Policy and Administration Research Social Policy and Reform Studies Political and Economic history of UK and US Healthcare innovation and challenges Policy Transfer and Learning
ISSN0952-0767
Citation impact (2-yr)2.9
h-index65
i10-index452
Total citations20,556
Top institutions publishing hereGlasgow Caledonian University
Journal websiteppa.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Public Policy and Administration per year

21
2014
26
2015
31
2016
36
2017
37
2018
27
2019
41
2020
12
2021
24
2022
38
2023
27
2024
33
2025

Citation impact of Public Policy and Administration by publication year

945
2014
1.1K
2015
573
2016
651
2017
1.1K
2018
695
2019
688
2020
254
2021
368
2022
658
2023
163
2024
42
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Public Policy and Administration

What’s in a Name? Making Sense of Social Enterprise Discourses

Simon Teasdale · 25 May 2011

Much attention has been paid to the contested concept of “social enterprise”. A wide variety of organisational types have had the label attributed to them or have tried to claim the label for themselves. Existing academic literature provides a bewildering array of definitions and explanations for the emergence of social enterprise. This conceptual confusion is…

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Contemporary public management: a new global paradigm?

Christopher Hood · 1 Jun 1995

This paper takes another look at the much-canvassed idea of a 'new global paradigm' emerging in contemporary public management. It argues that, linguistic usage apart, the 'globality' and monoparadigmatic character of contemporary public management change seems to be exaggerated. Three interrelated objections are advanced against the claim of an emerging new global paradigm. First, it…

468 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
From Muddling Through to Muddling Up - Evidence Based Policy Making and the Modernisation of British Government

Wayne Parsons · 1 Jul 2002

This article critically reviews the approach to evidence based policy-making (EBPM) advanced in the Labour government's modernisation agenda. The article contends that EBPM must be understood as a project focused on enhancing the techniques of managing strategic policy-making as opposed to improving the capacities of the social sciences to influence the ‘practices of democracy’ as…

379 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
What is policy failure? A primer to help navigate the maze

Allan McConnell · 4 Feb 2015

The discipline of public policy has struggled to come to terms with how we may conceive of ‘policy failure’. It tends to assume either that failure is self-evident or that it can be assessed by means of examining the gap between government goals and outcomes. Often, there are multiple caveats that seem too difficult to…

285 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Big Data and AI – A transformational shift for government: So, what next for research?

Irina Pencheva, Marc Estève, Slava Mikhaylov · 12 Jun 2018

Big Data and artificial intelligence will have a profound transformational impact on governments around the world. Thus, it is important for scholars to provide a useful analysis on the topic to public managers and policymakers. This study offers an in-depth review of the Policy and Administration literature on the role of Big Data and advanced…

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Public Policy and Administration template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Public Policy and Administration format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Public Policy and Administration template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Public Policy and Administration use?
Public Policy and Administration uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Public Policy and Administration, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Public Policy and Administration?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Public Policy and Administration document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Public Policy and Administration template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Public Policy and Administration format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Public Policy and Administration?
Public Policy and Administration is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Public Policy and Administration template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Public Policy and Administration PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Public Policy and Administration template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Public Policy and Administration template cost?
You can start writing in the Public Policy and Administration template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Public Policy and Administration PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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