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Philippine Journal of Public Policy


CONTENT GUIDELINES & HOW TO SUBMIT

Scope

The Philippine Journal of Public Policy: Interdisciplinary Development Perspectives serves as a platform to inform, improve, and interrogate public policy in the Philippines and Asia. The journal encourages an interdisciplinary approach to public policy issues, including, but not limited to, institutional practices, state legislation, governance, and the activities of non-state actors, from civil society to the private sector, that shape or inform public policy (e.g. grassroots mobilization)

The journal publishes papers with an eye towards articulating, improving, refining, critiquing, and/or providing complements and/or alternatives to policies and practices that can be implemented by governments, institutions, and/or various stakeholders. We welcome papers that cover at least one of, but need not explicitly invoke, Andrew Heywood’s four areas of policy interventions: policy initiation, policy formulation, policy implementation, and policy evaluation.

The journal welcomes full-length articles, essays, and book reviews on the following topics or themes, including but not limited to the following: 

    • Politics, Governance, and Public Administration
    • Economics, Finance, and Budget
    • Infrastructure, Public Works, and Transportation
    • Flooding, Disasters, and Climate Change
    • Environmental and Natural Resource Management (Forestry, Marine, etc.)
    • Foreign Relations
    • Security and Human Rights
    • Engineering, Design, and Urban Planning
    • Digitalization and Technology
    • Communication
    • Development and Security
    • Labor and Social Protection
    • Mental Health
    • Law and Legal Education
    • Gender
    • Tourism
    • Humanities and Public Policy
    • Industrial Policy
    • Agriculture and Agrarian Issues; Food Security

Aiming for as broad a readership as possible, the journal encourages papers that, despite its theoretical/technical complexity, are written in such a way that can be understood, if not appreciated, even by scholars and stakeholders outside a particular discipline.

Comparative studies between the Philippines and other countries, preferably Asia, are welcome, as well as research that cuts across themes and disciplines. 

Full-Length Research Articles
  • Have a significant policy component
  • Elaborate on policy recommendations arising from the data, findings or arguments
  • Comply with the standards and elements of academic research, including coherent, structured writing and substantiation of arguments and claims
  • Be original in wording and content
    • Overlaps with, and difference from, an author’s existing research must be indicated in the manuscript or cited accordingly. 
  • Run between 6,000 and 8,000 words, inclusive of footnotes/endnotes and references
  • Must have the following structure
    • Introduction (1-2 pages)
      • Should address what the article contributes to the discourse/discussion of the topic
      • Must include background and rationale of the study (i.e. policy landscape)
      • Include explicit research questions/statement of the argument
      • Method and/or approach to answer the research questions
      • Brief description of policy recommendation
    • Body
      • Include discussion and/or arguments that would lead to answering the research question/
    • Conclusion
    • Policy Recommendations
      • What should be done in the policy sphere? What are the recommended action points and/or ways forward?
  • Include in the first page:
    • Abstract (no more than 300 words)
    • A list of six (6) keywords
    • Name, position, affiliation, and email address of the author(s)
  • Include the following after the reference section:
    • Acknowledgements (if any)
    • Declaration of Funding and details thereof
      • If none, state, “The author did not declare a conflict of interest.”
    • Declaration of Conflict of Interest
      • If none, state, “The author did not declare a conflict of interest.”
    Essays: Policy Insights

    Submissions for this section are solicited, and run for a miminum of 1,000 words. They offer straight-up policy recommendations from public policy luminaries, i.e. people that were/are heavily involved in public policy.

    Reviews
    • The journal welcomes reviews of books that are policy-oriented books, shaping, informing, and enriching public policy.
    • Reviews must indicate the following details of the book:
      • Title
      • Author/editor
      • Year of publication
      • City and Country of Publication, and Publisher
      • Number of pages
      • ISBN

    • Run between 1,000 and 2,000 words, inclusive of footnotes/endnotes and references.

    • Summarize the book’s arguments, relate it to existing literature, identify contribution(s) therein, and identify any gap/weakness.
    Formatting Guidelines
    1. The text should be double-spaced, set in Times New Roman, 12-point font size, and employ italics rather than underlining (except for URL addresses)

    2. Tables, figures, and charts must be placed in the designated locations in a manuscript, and also sent as separate files and labeled accordingly. Please ensure high-resolution quality.

    3. The first page of the manuscript must already have the following:
      • Title
      • Author’s name, position, and institutional affiliation
      • Email address
      • Abstract and five sets of key words

    4. After the body of the article comes the following:
      • Acknowledgments (if any)
      • Declaration of Funding and details thereof. If none, state, “The author did not declare a conflict of interest.”
      • Declaration of Conflict of Interest. If none, state, “The author did not declare a conflict of interest.”

      How to Submit

      All manuscripts (files/photos, etc) and/or inquiries should be addressed and sent to:

      Rosalie Arcala Hall, PhD
      Editor-in-Chief
      Philippine Journal of Public Policy
      [email protected]

      Get Published via “Early View”

      The journal publishes papers once they are approved by the authors, copyedited, and proofread accordingly. Authors of such papers need not wait until the desired number of articles have been met for an issue.

      ABOUT THE JOURNAL

      Editorial Staff

      Editor-in-Chief

      Rosalie Arcala Hall, PhD
      Professor of Political Science, Division of Social Sciences
      University of the Philippines Visayas


      Deputy Editor-in-Chief

      Janus Isaac Nolasco
      University Researcher IV
      Center for Integrative and Development Studies
      [email protected]


      Managing Editor

      Lakan Uhay D. Alegre
      [email protected]


      Editorial Associates

      Jose B. Cunanan
      Kristen Jaye de Guzman
      [email protected]

      Editorial Board

      Editorial Board Members (Undergoing Reconstitution)

      MEMBER DISCIPLINE INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION
      Filomeno V. Aguilar, Jr., Ph.D. History Ateneo de Manila University
      Saturnino M. Borras, Ph.D. Agrarian Studies International Institute of Social Studies
      Clarissa C. David, Ph.D. Communication University of the Philippines Diliman
      Emmanuel S. de Dios, Ph.D. Economics University of the Philippines Diliman
      Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao, Ph.D. Sociology National Taiwan University
      Khoo Boo Teik, Ph.D. Political Science National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

      Editorial Advisory Board

      MEMBER DISCIPLINE INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION
      Maria Ela L. Atienza, Ph.D. Political Science University of the Philippines Diliman
      Allan B.I. Bernardo, Ph.D. Psychology University of Macau
      Marie Therese A.P. Bustos,
      Ph.D.
      Education University of the Philippines Diliman
      Dominique Caouette, Ph.D. Political Science University of Montreal
      Miriam Coronel-Ferrer Political Science University of the Philippines Diliman
      Vedi R. Hadiz, Ph.D. Political Science University of Melbourne
      Tim Harper, Ph.D. History Cambridge University
      Caroline S. Hau, Ph.D. Cultural and Literary Studies Kyoto University
      Kevin Hewison, Ph.D. Political Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
      Paul D. Hutchcroft, Ph.D. Political Science Australian National University
      Yutaka Katayama, Ph.D. Political Science Kobe University
      Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet, Ph.D. Political Science Australian National University
      Lau Kin Chi, Ph.D. Cultural Studies Lingnan University
      Herman Joseph S. Kraft Political Science University of the Philippines Diliman
      Joseph Anthony Y. Lim, Ph.D. Economics Ateneo de Manila University
      Manuel F. Montes, Ph.D. Economics The South Center, Geneva
      Macrina A. Morados Islamic Studies University of the Philippines Diliman
      Fidel R. Nemenzo, D.Sc. Mathematics University of the Philippines Diliman
      Dina Joana S. Ocampo, Ph.D. Education University of the Philippines Diliman
      Maureen C. Pagaduan Community Development University of the Philippines Diliman
      Annette O. Pelkmans-Balaoing, Ph.D. Economics Erasmus University Rotterdam
      Antoinette R. Raquiza, Ph.D. Political Economy University of the Philippines Diliman
      Takashi Shiraishi, Ph.D. History Kyoto University
      John T. Sidel. Ph.D. Political Science London School of Economics
      Guillermo Q. Tabios, III, Ph.D. Civil Engineering University of the Philippines Diliman
      Eduardo C. Tadem, Ph.D. Asian Studies University of the Philippines Diliman
      Mark R. Thompson, Ph.D. Political Science City University of Hong Kong
      Jorge V. Tigno, DPA Political Science University of the Philippines Diliman
      Olle Törnquist, Ph.D. Political Science University of Oslo
      Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran, Ph.D. English Studies University of the Philippines Diliman
      Publisher

      The Philippine Journal of Public Policy is published by the Center for Integrative and Development Studies (CIDS), the policy research unit of the University of the Philippines (UP). Operating under an Executive Director, the UP CIDS is one of several units under the Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of the Philippines.

      Access Policy

      The Philippine Journal of Public Policy (PJPP) is an open-access journal that allows all full-length articles, book reviews, and policy insights to be downloaded for free from the website of the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (cids.up.edu.ph). Users are free to share the PDFs, but are asked to refrain from uploading them into another database. Links to the PJPP website will be appreciated.

      Permissions to republish any article or portions thereof (beyond fair use provisions) must obtain permission from the publisher and copyright owner, University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS). Such requests must be sent to the editorial office and addressed to the editor in chief: [email protected].

      Printed copies of the PJPP may be purchased at the Center for Integrative and Development Studies, Lower Ground Floor, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, University of the Philippines, Magsaysay Avenue, Barangay UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1101. For inquiries, please contact [email protected].

      Journal Platform

      The Philippine Journal of Public Policy uses a Gmail-based platform (UP Mail) to receive manuscripts, and communicate with authors and reviewers. UP Mail is part of the University of the Philippines’ subscription to Google Services, including Drive, Docs, Sheets, among others. The journal is housed in the website of UP CIDS. 

      History

      PJPP takes off from the Public Policy Journal (PPJ), which was launched in 1997 by then UP President Emil Javier to serve as one of the university’s contributions to public policy discourse from a multidisciplinary perspective.

      Contact and Mailing Address

      Editorial Office

      Lower Ground Floor, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Magsaysay Avenue, University of the Philippines, Barangay UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City 1101


      Telephone

      (63)(2)8-981-8500 loc. 4266 to 4268

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