JCPA & ICPA-Forum Newsletter | May 2020
What's New with the JCPA & ICPA-Forum
Message From The President And Editor-in-Chief

On behalf of The  Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, b elow you will find information about the newest issue of the JCPA, new Calls for Papers and new JCPA & ICPA Scholarly Society team members!

On behalf of the JCPA & ICPA Team, I hope that all continue to remain safe and healthy.

Professor Iris Geva-May  and  the JCPA & ICPA-Forum Scholarly Society Team
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Volume 22:2 is Out Now!
The JCPA's Impact Factor jumped to 1.963 this year!

This also moves the  Journal  up in ranking on the  6th  place among policy journals in the Public Administration category.






Two Calls for Papers: COVID-19 Special Issues
The COVID-19 Crisis: Policies, Outcomes, and Lesson Drawing

Editors: Iris Geva-May (Carleton University, Canada) and Zhilin Liu (Tsinghua University, China)


Street-Level Bureaucrats at the Forefront of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response: A Comparative Perspective

Editors: Anat Gofen (Hebrew University, Israel) and Gabriela Lotta
(Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil)


Shawn Drake
ICPA Scholarly Society Coordinator

Shawn Drake , a critical member in establishing the ICPA-Forum, has taken on the role of the ICPA Scholarly Society Coordinator. Shawn will be managing institutional and individual memberships and spearheading projects for the Scholarly Society.

We also welcome Natalija Svotelis to the JCPA & ICPA Team! Natalija assists Shawn in our membership and society endeavors.
JCPA Publishing Updates for 2020

Moving to 6 Issues Per Year!
  • The JCPA will be publishing 6 issues per year due to high quality submissions, readership, and increase in index. The JCPA has a 20% acceptance rate and commitment to first response in 10 days from submission and -8 weeks for reviews responses.


Free Access and Open Access Publishing!
  • In 2020 the JCPA will extend 3 weeks free access on selected articles from each issue's publication, courtesy of Taylor & Francis. The JCPA will continue to accept Open Access articles. For information on publishing open access, click here.
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