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Policy Design and Practice Template

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About the Policy Design and Practice format

Policy Design and Practice is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development, Public Policy and Administration Research, Policy Transfer and Learning.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Policy Design and Practice 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Public Policy and Administration Research Policy Transfer and Learning Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Evaluation and Performance Assessment
ISSN2574-1292
Citation impact (2-yr)3.56
h-index37
i10-index130
Total citations6,387
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereNational University of Singapore
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Policy Design and Practice per year

26
2018
25
2019
38
2020
38
2021
28
2022
29
2023
24
2024
44
2025

Citation impact of Policy Design and Practice by publication year

1K
2018
1.5K
2019
2K
2020
770
2021
291
2022
371
2023
219
2024
97
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Policy Design and Practice

Policy failure and the policy-implementation gap: can policy support programs help?

Bob Hudson, David J. Hunter, Stephen Peckham · 2 Jan 2019

There is an increasing awareness that policies do not succeed or fail on their own merits. Within complex messy systems, it is unclear how best to ensure effective policy design and implementation. However, rather than just let policies drift into full or even partial failure, governments are now beginning to take an interest in ways…

The challenge of policy coordination

B. Guy Peters · 2 Jan 2018

Policy coordination is one of the oldest challenges for governments, but has become even more important as the problems confronting governments change, and the ideas of “New Public Management” are diffused. This paper examines the causes for coordination problems and the mechanisms that may be available for improving coordination. It concludes by discussing the limits…

The impact of working from home during COVID-19 on work and life domains: an exploratory study on Hong Kong

Lina Vyas, Nantapong Butakhieo · 23 Dec 2020

The pandemic sweeping the world, COVID-19, has rendered a large proportion of the workforce unable to commute to work, as to mitigate the spread of the virus. This has resulted in both employers and employees seeking alternative work arrangements, especially in a fast-paced metropolitan like Hong Kong. Due to the pandemic, most if not all…

So you want to be a policy entrepreneur?

Michael Mintrom · 2 Oct 2019

Policy entrepreneurs are energetic actors who engage in collaborative efforts in and around government to promote policy innovations. Given the enormous challenges now facing humanity, the need is great for such actors to step forward and catalyze change processes. Academic research on policy entrepreneurs has flourished over recent years and, as a result, we know…

COVID-19: effective policymaking depends on trust in experts, politicians, and the public

Paul Cairney, Adam Wellstead · 26 Oct 2020

In a crisis, almost-instant choices about who to trust or distrust could make a difference between life and death. Trust is necessary for cooperation, coordination, social order, and to reduce the need for coercive state imposition. During a pandemic, people need to trust experts to help them understand and respond to the problem, governments to…

Policy Design and Practice template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Policy Design and Practice format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Policy Design and Practice template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Policy Design and Practice use?
Policy Design and Practice uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Policy Design and Practice 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Policy Design and Practice?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Policy Design and Practice 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 Policy Design and Practice template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Policy Design and Practice format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Policy Design and Practice?
Policy Design and Practice is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Policy Design and Practice template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Policy Design and Practice PDF?
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