About the Journal

Contemporary Public Administration Review (CoPAR) (ISSN 3025-7174) is a peer-reviewed online journal published by the Department of Public Administration, Parahyangan Catholic University, Indonesia. The journal is published in collaboration with the Indonesian Association of Public Administration (IAPA) and the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA).

Our primary goal is to disseminate current and original articles from researchers, students, and practitioners on a wide range of contemporary public administration discussion. All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening and subject to double-anonymous peer review.

CoPAR publishes biannually in February and August. Submissions are accepted all year.
Our scope includes but NOT LIMITED to:

  • digital government
  • collaborative governance
  • public policy
  • public management
  • public organisation
  • politics and policy
  • public economics
  • digital society
  • inclusive public services
  • disaster and crisis management
  • decentralisation
  • environmental policy
  • and other contemporary issues in public administration 

Please ensure that the manuscript is following CoPAR's focus and scope, written in English, and adheres to our author guidelines and manuscript template before submitting.