About the Journal

Journal of Policy Affairs (JPA) is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary scholarly journal published by Spider Publisher, dedicated to advancing critical inquiry and evidence-based analysis in the field of public policy and governance. The journal serves as a dynamic platform for academics, policymakers, practitioners, and development professionals to explore pressing policy challenges at local, national, regional, and global levels. JPA welcomes original research articles, policy analyses, systematic reviews, conceptual papers, case studies, and comparative studies that contribute to theoretical advancement and practical policy innovation.

Journal of Policy Affairs (JPA) publishes articles on an annual basis, specifically in December, each year, one issue. But the articles come to online immediately upon acceptance and have a DOI for fully citable.

No fees/APC will be charged for articles, and no surcharges will apply for the length of an article, for illustrations and figures (including color figures), and for supplementary data unless noted otherwise.  

Announcements

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Journal of Policy Affairs (JPA) Now Assigns Crossref DOIs to All Published Articles

2026-03-13

Journal of Policy Affairs (JPA), published by SPIDER Publishing, proudly announces that all articles are now assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) through Crossref under the publisher prefix 10.66348, strengthening the journal’s global visibility, credibility, and citation connectivity.

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Current Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): December
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