Editorial Policy

What We Publish

The Journal of State Management publishes original, high-quality research that contributes to the advancement of public administration, governance, public policy, public management, administrative law, and related disciplines.

Basis for Editorial Decisions

Editorial decisions are based exclusively on:

Scholarly merit
Originality
Methodological rigor
Relevance to the Journal's aims and scope
Ethical compliance

Editorial decisions are made independently and are not influenced by the authors':

Nationality Institutional affiliation Gender Ethnicity Political views Religion Financial support
The Editor-in-Chief has final responsibility for publication decisions.
Editorial Independence

The Editorial Board operates independently of the publisher regarding editorial decisions.

Neither the publisher nor external organizations may influence editorial judgments concerning manuscript acceptance or rejection.

Editors must declare conflicts of interest and recuse themselves whenever impartiality may reasonably be questioned.