JPAM Submission Fee/Membership Requirement
As of June 1, the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM) is instituting a submission fee. The submission fee can be avoided if the submitting author is a current member of APPAM. Confirmation of payment of the submission fee or membership must accompany all manuscripts. There is no fee for resubmission. The submission fee for non-APPAM members is $100 for professionals and $40 for students. If you are a current APPAM member, you can submit as many submissions as you would like with no charge. JPAM reserves the right to desk-reject papers without review. No submission/membership fees will be refunded, regardless of the outcome of the submission.
Please review each option and ensure you obtain the required document to submit to JPAM along with your manuscript. You will need one of the following four documents:
- A screenshot of your APPAM membership in good standing,
- a receipt confirming payment for an APPAM membership,
- a receipt confirming payment from a JPAM submission fee (if a student submission fee is purchased, a student ID will be uploaded as well),
- an approved waiver.
JPAM Upload Options
Submitters are required to upload one of four acceptable documents before their manuscript moves forward to review. Uploads will be reviewed weekly, and submitters will be notified if their upload does not meet the requirements outlined below:
Current APPAM Member: You can log in to the APPAM member portal here and check. Choose “My Profile & Invoices” to see when your membership expires. If you are an APPAM member in good standing, please take a screenshot of your membership status to accompany your manuscript for JPAM. See an example here.
Become an APPAM Member: If you’re not an APPAM member and would like to join, you can do so here. As an APPAM member, you can submit as many JPAM manuscripts as you would like, as well as enjoy many other benefits of membership. Please include your payment receipt to accompany your manuscript for JPAM.
Non-Member Submission Fee: Prefer to pay the submission fee? You can do so here. As a reminder, each manuscript will require a submission fee. The submission fee is $100 for professionals and $40 for students. Students will be required to submit a copy of their current student ID and pay the student submission fee.
Waivers: Submission fee waivers will be considered for authors from economically disadvantaged countries. Waivers will also be considered for authors facing financial hardship. Please reach out to [email protected] for more information or to request a waiver.
JPAM Submission & Authors
The JPAM editorial office is located at American University under the current Editor-in-Chief Erdal Tekin. Please review the editorial board for the current section editors.
JPAM reviews and publishes articles under six categories:
- Feature Research Articles
- Point/Counterpoint
- Methods for Policy Analysis
- Policy Insights
- Policy Retrospectives
- Book Reviews
JPAM content covers topics across the entire spectrum of public policy interests, both domestic and international. Any topic of broad interest to JPAM readers will be considered. Examples include child welfare, child policy education, employment and training, economics, family policy, health, housing and community development, welfare, immigration, international affairs, public finance, public management, regulation, science policy, environmental issues, and research methods (including data collection and analysis).
