Future Indexing Strategy

Overview

The Journal of State Management (JSM) is pursuing a long-term strategy to strengthen its international visibility and achieve inclusion in leading abstracting and indexing databases.

The Journal recognizes that inclusion in reputable indexing services reflects sustained excellence in editorial quality, publication ethics, international collaboration, and scholarly impact.

JSM is committed to continuously improving its editorial policies, peer review processes, publishing infrastructure, and research quality in accordance with international best practices.
Strategic Objectives

JSM's indexing strategy is guided by the following objectives:

Enhance the international visibility of published research
Increase global readership and citation impact
Strengthen the international diversity of authors, reviewers, and editors
Promote transparency and research integrity
Adopt internationally recognized publishing standards
Improve interoperability through digital publishing technologies
Priority Indexing Targets

As part of its international development plan, JSM is working toward inclusion in the following databases:

Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ
Target
The Journal seeks inclusion in DOAJ by maintaining a transparent editorial process, a robust peer review system, and a fully open access publishing model.
Scopus
Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB)
Target
JSM is implementing continuous improvements to align with the evaluation criteria of the Scopus CSAB, including:
International editorial diversity High-quality peer review Publication ethics Editorial transparency Scholarly relevance International authorship Citation performance
Emerging Sources Citation Index
ESCI
Target
The Journal aims to meet the quality standards required for inclusion in the Web of Science Core Collection through sustained editorial excellence and increasing international impact.
Web of Science Core Collection
Long-term objective
Target
As a long-term objective, JSM seeks inclusion in the Web of Science Core Collection by strengthening research quality, editorial governance, publication regularity, and citation performance.
Continuous Quality Improvement

The Journal is committed to ongoing enhancement of:

Editorial policies
Peer review procedures
Publication ethics
Digital publishing infrastructure
Metadata quality
International collaboration
Reviewer development
Editorial Board diversity
Author services
Research integrity
Continuous improvement is regarded as a core principle of the Journal's internationalization strategy.
Internationalization Roadmap

JSM's international development strategy includes:

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Expanding international authorship
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Increasing participation of overseas reviewers and editors
3
Strengthening collaboration with universities and research institutions worldwide
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Publishing high-quality interdisciplinary research
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Enhancing digital publishing technologies
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Improving article visibility and citation impact
Achieving inclusion in internationally recognized indexing services
Commitment

The Journal of State Management remains committed to developing as an internationally recognized scholarly journal serving researchers, practitioners, and policymakers worldwide.

Through continuous improvement, adherence to international publishing standards, and collaboration with the global academic community, JSM seeks to enhance the dissemination and impact of research in public administration, governance, and public policy.