Aim and Scope

Aim and Scope

The Journal of Public Administration and Government Management (JPAGM) is a scholarly journal focusing on public administration, government management, and public-sector governance, with particular attention to their application in maritime, coastal, transportation, port, and related public-sector contexts.

JPAGM aims to advance knowledge and practices in public administration and government management by providing a platform for researchers, academics, practitioners, policymakers, and professionals to disseminate empirical research, conceptual studies, and critical analyses concerning the management of public institutions, public policy, public services, and governance.

In line with the academic and vocational orientation of its managing institution, Politeknik Maritim Eka Utama, Bandung, the journal gives particular attention to administrative and governance issues related to the maritime sector, maritime transportation, ports, coastal areas, maritime public services, and government policies affecting maritime development. The journal also welcomes broader studies in public administration and government management that contribute to the development of effective, accountable, innovative, and sustainable public institutions.

JPAGM welcomes original manuscripts within the following areas:

1. Public Administration and Government Management

  • Public administration theory and practice

  • Government organizational management

  • Bureaucratic reform and administrative transformation

  • Public-sector human resource management

  • Public-sector leadership and administrative behavior

  • Government institutional capacity

  • Public-sector performance management

  • Ethics, integrity, transparency, and accountability in public institutions

2. Public Policy and Governance

  • Public policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation

  • Evidence-based public policy

  • Collaborative and network governance

  • Central and local government relations

  • Decentralization and local governance

  • Institutional governance

  • Government accountability and transparency

  • Public-sector regulatory policy

3. Maritime Administration and Governance

  • Maritime public administration

  • Maritime governance and institutional arrangements

  • Maritime policy and regulation

  • Government administration in the maritime sector

  • Maritime transportation governance

  • Port governance and administration

  • Inter-agency coordination in maritime affairs

  • Maritime safety and security governance

  • Governance of coastal and marine resources

  • Institutional capacity for maritime development

4. Maritime Transportation and Port Management

  • Public management of maritime transportation

  • Port administration and governance

  • Government policy on shipping and maritime transportation

  • Public-sector management of port services

  • Maritime transportation regulation

  • Port service quality and performance

  • Digitalization of maritime and port public services

  • Institutional and administrative aspects of maritime logistics

5. Public Service Management and Innovation

  • Public service management

  • Public service quality and performance

  • Public-sector innovation

  • Citizen-centered public services

  • E-government and digital government

  • Digital transformation in public institutions

  • Smart governance

  • Digital public services in maritime, transportation, and port sectors

6. Coastal, Regional, and Sustainable Governance

  • Coastal and marine governance

  • Government policy for coastal communities

  • Regional governance and maritime development

  • Sustainable maritime development policy

  • Public-sector management of coastal areas

  • Local government administration in coastal regions

  • Community participation in maritime and coastal governance

  • Governance of sustainable marine resources

Scope Boundaries

JPAGM prioritizes manuscripts with a clear connection to public administration, government management, public policy, public-sector governance, or public service management. Particular consideration is given to studies applying these perspectives to maritime affairs, maritime transportation, ports, coastal areas, and related public-sector activities.

Interdisciplinary studies in maritime affairs, transportation, logistics, economics, technology, environmental studies, or other fields may be considered when their primary analytical focus is related to government policy, public administration, public-sector management, regulation, governance, or public service delivery.

Purely technical studies in maritime engineering, navigation, shipping technology, logistics operations, business management, or other fields without a substantive public administration, government management, policy, governance, or public-sector dimension fall outside the scope of JPAGM.