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Australian Journal of Public Administration

Published on behalf of the Institute of Public Administration, Australia

Edited by:
John Wanna

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 18/28 Public Administration
Impact Factor: 0.59

Aimed at a diverse readership, the Australian Journal of Public Administration is committed to the study and practice of public administration, public management and policy making. It encourages research, reflection and commentary amongst those interested in a range of public sector settings - federal, state, local and inter-governmental. The journal focuses on Australian concerns, but welcomes manuscripts relating to international developments of relevance to Australian experience.

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Sam Richardson Award
The Sam Richardson Award is presented in recognition of the most influential article published in a volume of Australian Journal of Public Administration.

2008 winner
The Future of Public Service: A Search for a New Balance : Keynote Address to the 2008 IPAA National Conference, Sydney, NSW, June 2008
Jocelyne Bourgon

2007 winner
The Limits to Public Value, or Rescuing Responsible Government from the Platonic Guardians
R.A.W. Rhodes, John Wanna

Special issue - Accountability and Public Governance in Asia

The Australian Journal of Public Administration has published a special issue focusing on accountability and public governance in China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan entitled 'Accountability and Public Governance in Asia'. The special issue is guest-edited by Hon S. Chan and Tsai-Tsu Su and has been published as an online-only supplement in March 2009 and can be read at HERE.

Online content now available back to Volume 1 (1937)
All back issues of this journal are available online. Click here to browse contents and abstracts. For further information on how to access these articles please visit our Librarian Site.

Manuscript submission available online
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