The Co-Editors of Policy & Politics invite proposals for a special issue to be published in 2025. Submissions close on 1 October 2023. Read the call for proposals to learn more: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/pp/pp-overview.xml?tab_body=call-for-papers Policy & Politics is a leading, top quartile journal that is committed to advancing scholarly understanding of the dynamics of policy-making and implementation.
The journal’s co-editors are seeking proposals for a special issue that will make a significant contribution to our understanding of the nexus of public policy and politics. To be successful, proposals need to offer a coherent set of excellent original research articles that will reframe or develop knowledge on a topic that is at the leading edge of current debates and is clearly relevant to the journal’s worldwide readership. Proposals may include a mixture of theoretical, conceptual and empirical cases and a range of research methods, and must demonstrate how they will make a significant and lasting contribution to the field.
Special issues of this scope generally take at least eighteen months to two years from the acceptance of a proposal through to final publication. In return, we offer constructive and clear editorial guidance throughout the development process to optimise its readership and impact. In addition, we undertake significant article-level marketing for special issues, as we publish one of the most widely read journal blogs in the discipline and have the highest Twitter following of all the journals in this field. Our special issues are also eligible for consideration for publication in book form in the Policy & Politics series published by Policy Press.
Proposals must be relevant to the aims and scope of Policy & Politics. In brief, the journal is guided by three principles: (1) comprehensive coverage of public policy, politics and social issues; (2) inclusivity in research approaches, and (3) relevance for science and practice. We elaborate on these three guiding principles in our editorial statement. Please read our editorial statement before completing your proposal: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/pp/pp-overview.xml?tab_body=about#Aims
See the call for proposals for guidance on how to prepare your proposal, details of the editorial process and key dates and deadlines: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/pp/pp-overview.xml?tab_body=call-for-papers
Recent special issues include:
Transformational change in Public Policy https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/pp/50/3/pp.50.issue-3.xml
Taking risks and breaking new frontiers in Policy & Politics https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/pp/50/1/pp.50.issue-1.xml
Strategic management of the transition to public sector co-creation https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/pp/49/2/pp.49.issue-2.xml
Beyond nudge: advancing the state-of-the-art of behavioural public policy and administration https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/pp/49/1/pp.49.issue-1.xml
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
