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Author Guidelines

The editorial board has decided not to publish articles by the same author(s) if less than two years have not passed since the last publication.

Before starting the submission, see the Article template and Authors guarantee form.

This journal publishes articles analyzing public policy and administration theoretical and practical problems. The priority is given to the articles that emphasize the topicality of modern public policy and public administration in Lithuania, including the reform of the public administration system, the adjustment of the Lithuanian public administration system to the requirements of the European Union, etc. The reviews of the problems discussed in the conferences, the critique of newly published public administration books, and information about the events in the scientific and academic field of Lithuanian public administration institutions are also published in the journal. The articles of authors are published in English only.

The articles should not exceed 7000 words. The text must be prepared using Times New Roman font with 1 space between the lines. The article should begin with an abstract of no less than 300 words written in English. An article should include the following sections: the title, author’s name and surname, workplace and its’ address, abstract, keywords in English, text, conclusions, bibliography, and author’s data at the end of the article strictly according to the following format. E.g.:

Rasa Daugėlienė, Associate Professor, PhD in Social Sciences, Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Social Science, Arts and Humanities, Member of research group „Public Governance“, Lithuania.

E-mail: rasa.daugeliene@ktu.lt

Abstract. Text (about 250 – 350 words). The abstract should present: (1) the purpose of the study, (2) the tasks (3) the primary methods used, including a brief description of the study design, (4) the key results that address the specific questions asked (including quantitative summaries or comparisons), and (5) the primary interpretations or conclusions drawn.

Introduction. Indicating the article’s scientific problem, novelty, existing scientific study’s approach, purpose, tasks, research methods, and key results.

The article should consist of chapters. The essential thing of the first chapter (Introduction) is to substantiate subject relevance, novelty and define the problem, subject, aim, tasks and methods of the research, and describe the relation with the works of other investigators. The same information should be condensed in the abstract and annotation as well. The main conclusions should be stated at the end of the article. The conclusions must be enumerated.

Style of citation: Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition. References have to be cited according to the Bibliography and Citation Style https://iated.org/citation_guide

The article should be submitted in an electronic copy. Text editor: Microsoft Word; font Times New Roman. 

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The same author/co-author's previous article in this journal was published more than two years ago.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice or Microsoft Word document file format.
  • References must be arranged and presented in Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition. It is expected that the newest research will be included in the manuscript.

Commentary

Commentaries/perspective articles/opinions:

- Commentaries are usually short articles that consist of 1000 to 1500 words. They are drawing the reader's attention to, or critique a book, report, or article that is already published. 

- Perspective articles are scholarly reviews about recent ideas as well as fundamental concepts in a specific field of interest. Usually, they are written in essay form, consist of 2000 words. Perspective articles represent a personal and criticizing author's view on some popular notions about a particular field. 

- Opinion articles consist only of the author’s viewpoint on a particular study’s interpretation, methods, or analysis. The author can comment on the strengths and weaknesses of a certain hypothesis or theory, and the articles are usually both backed by sound evidence and based on constructive criticism. 

Erratum

An erratum or corrigendum is a correction of a published article. 

Essay

Essay is a short article, up to 1500 words. It represents the author's opinion or experience.  

Theory of Public Policy and Administration

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