EDITORIAL POLICY AND MANUSCRIPT SPECIFICATIONS

EDITORIAL POLICY

1. The Journal of Public Administration is a quarterly journal issued on behalf of the South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM).
2. The purpose of the Journal is to further the understanding of the theory and practice of Public Administration and Management by publishing articles of interest to practitioners and scholars in English.
3. The Journal publishes peer-reviewed articles, review articles, case studies, exemplar profiles, viewpoints and research results from practitioners of all grades and professions, academics and other specialists on the broad spectrum of administrative concerns regarding local, provincial, national, and international affairs.
4. All manuscripts are circulated anonymously to specialist referees for evaluation. Reports from referees may be made available to authors but the names of the referees will be withheld. On the basis of the referees `reports, content and other deficiencies, the Editor reserves the right to make minor alterations or to reject any manuscript.
5. Copyright of articles published in the Journal vests in the Journal and may not be published or reproduced in any form without the prior consent of the Editor.
6. Warning: infringement of copyright exposes offenders to criminal proceedings that could result in civil actions and/or a fine/imprisonment and a criminal record. Therefore, authors are advised to acknowledge the origin of any content in an article or other contribution obtained from another source.
7. Reprints of articles can be obtained from the Editor on the payment of a prescribed Fee.
8. Opinions expressed in the Journal are, however, those of the individual authors, and are not necessarily subscribed to by the Editor, Editorial Committee or the Editorial Board.
9. Authors are required to pay a standard Article Processing Charge (APC) of R14,500.00 per accepted manuscript. Payment becomes due upon receipt of the official acceptance letter and invoice issued by the Journal. Authors are advised to consult their respective institutions, faculties, employers, or funding bodies regarding responsibility for payment. An accepted manuscript will only be scheduled for publication once the full APC has been received. Proof of payment must be submitted to the Journal to facilitate processing and avoid any delays in publication.

MANUSCRIPT SPECIFICATIONS

Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Public Administration should not exceed 8,000 words, except where prior approval has been granted by the Editor. Authors are requested to ensure that their manuscripts are written in clear, professional English and meet a high standard of academic and technical quality. Manuscripts must be prepared in 12-point Times New Roman font with 1.5-line spacing. Authors are required to submit two identical copies of their manuscript:

Copy 1: A complete version containing the manuscript, author details, affiliations, and the signed declaration. Copy 2: An anonymised version containing no author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, declarations, or any other identifying information, to facilitate the double-blind peer review process.

Each manuscript must be accompanied by an English abstract of no more than 200 words. A separate covering letter must accompany every submission, confirming that the manuscript is original, has not been published previously, is not under consideration by another journal, and will not be submitted elsewhere while it is under consideration by the Journal of Public Administration. Upon acceptance, authors will be required to pay the standard article processing charge (APC) of R14,500 per accepted manuscript. This fee is charged per article and is not based on the number of pages.