Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory publishes theoretical and empirical research that advances the study of public administration, public management, and governance.《公共管理研究与理论杂志》（Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory）发表推动公共管理、公共管理实践与治理研究的理论与实证研究。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to advance public administration scholarship through rigorous theoretical and empirical research, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为通过严谨的理论与实证研究推动公共行政学术发展，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Public management and administration: research on the management of public organisations, including organisational behaviour, human resource management, performance management, leadership, and the design and operation of public bureaucracies.公共管理与行政： 公共组织管理研究，涵盖组织行为、人力资源管理、绩效管理、领导力以及公共官僚体制的设计与运行等。
• Public policy and governance: studies on public policy processes, policy implementation, collaborative governance, intergovernmental relations, and the role of public institutions in addressing societal challenges.公共政策与治理： 公共政策过程、政策执行、协作治理、政府间关系以及公共机构在应对社会挑战中作用等方向的研究。
• Theoretical and methodological advances: contributions that develop or apply theories of public administration, including institutional theory, public service motivation, stewardship theory, and network theory, together with methodological innovations in the study of public organisations.理论与方法学进展： 开发或应用公共行政理论的贡献，包括制度理论、公共服务动机、管家理论与网络理论，以及公共组织研究中的方法学创新。
• Cross-level and comparative perspectives: research that examines public administration phenomena across levels of analysis, from individual behaviour to organisational and systemic outcomes, and that adopts comparative perspectives across countries, sectors, and policy domains.跨层次与比较视角： 跨越从个体行为到组织与系统结果等分析层次考察公共行政现象，并采用跨越国家、部门与政策领域比较视角的研究。
• Article types: original research articles, review articles, and book reviews, with an emphasis on work that bridges theory and evidence in the study of public administration and public management.栏目设置： 接受原创研究论文、综述文章与书评，强调在公共行政与公共管理研究中衔接理论与证据的工作。

History

• Founding: the journal was founded in 1991 by the Public Management Research Association to provide a dedicated venue for theory-driven and evidence-based research in public administration.创刊： 该刊 1991 年由公共管理研究协会创刊，旨在为公共行政领域的理论导向与循证研究提供专门平台。
• PMRA affiliation: throughout its history the journal has been published on behalf of the Public Management Research Association, serving as the association's flagship journal and reflecting its commitment to rigorous public management scholarship.PMRA 归属： 在整个历史中该刊一直代表公共管理研究协会出版，是该协会的旗舰期刊，反映了其对严谨公共管理学术研究的承诺。
• Publisher: the journal is published by Oxford University Press, which has overseen its growth into one of the leading journals in public administration and public management worldwide.出版方： 该刊由牛津大学出版社出版，后者见证其发展为全球公共行政与公共管理领域的顶尖期刊之一。

Editors

The journal is led by two editors-in-chief supported by associate editors and an editorial board, drawn from public administration and public management institutions worldwide:该刊由两位主编领导，副编辑与编委会协助，成员来自全球公共行政与公共管理机构：

• Editors-in-chief: Ole Helby Petersen and Kim Sass Mikkelsen, who jointly lead the journal's editorial direction and oversee the review process for submissions across public administration and public management.主编： 奥勒·赫尔比·彼得森（Ole Helby Petersen）与金·萨斯·米克尔森（Kim Sass Mikkelsen），共同领导刊物的编辑方向，监督公共行政与公共管理领域投稿的评审流程。
• Associate editors: associate editors cover public management, public policy, organisational theory, and research methods, supporting the handling of manuscripts across the journal's interdisciplinary scope.副编辑团队： 副编辑覆盖公共管理、公共政策、组织理论与研究方法等方向，协助处理刊物跨学科范围内的稿件。
• Review model: manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review by external experts, with final decisions made by the editors-in-chief and associate editors based on theoretical contribution, methodological rigor, and relevance to the public administration field.评审模式： 稿件由外部专家进行双盲同行评审，主编与副编辑基于理论贡献、方法学严谨性以及对公共行政领域的相关性做出最终决定。