Journal of Public Policy Transformation (JPPT)

Journal of Public Policy Transformation (JPPT) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published biannually in April and October. The journal is committed to advancing academic discourse and policy-oriented knowledge in the field of public policy transformation. JPPT provides an inclusive intellectual platform for researchers, academics, practitioners, policymakers, and civil society actors to critically examine the changing nature of public policy, governance reform, institutional development, and public sector innovation across local, national, regional, and global contexts. Public policy transformation refers to the dynamic processes through which public institutions, regulatory systems, political actors, administrative mechanisms, and societal stakeholders respond to complex public problems and pursue collective goals. The journal welcomes original and high-quality research that explores the formulation, implementation, evaluation, and transformation of public policy. Relevant themes include, but are not limited to, policy innovation, institutional reform, participatory policymaking, governance transformation, transparency, accountability, digital government, public service delivery, decentralisation, policy evaluation, and evidence-based decision-making. JPPT places particular emphasis on policy experiences, governance challenges, and institutional innovations emerging from the Global South. These contexts offer important perspectives on public policy transformation amid rapid social change, development pressures, institutional uncertainty, democratic consolidation, and resource constraints. By highlighting empirical and theoretical contributions from underrepresented regions, the journal seeks to broaden global debates, strengthen comparative policy studies, and promote meaningful knowledge exchange across diverse governance settings. While the journal is open to a wide range of topics within public policy and governance studies, JPPT prioritises contributions that are aligned with the principles of sustainable development, equity, inclusiveness, accountability, institutional resilience, and good governance. Special attention is given to studies that engage with contemporary global development agendas, particularly the United Nations Pact for the Future, the Global Digital Compact, and the Declaration on Future Generations, which emphasise renewed multilateral cooperation, digital transformation, intergenerational justice, climate responsibility, and more inclusive governance. Through this focus, JPPT aims to support the production of knowledge that is methodologically rigorous, theoretically informed, socially responsive, and transformative for public policy development and governance practice.