Journal Prestige in Public Administration

Vocino, Thomas; Elliott, Robert H.

doi:10.1177/009539978201400101

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“…First, previous editors sometimes took measure (Newland 2000; Stivers 2000; Terry 2005; Waldo 1974), and sometimes they commissioned others or received submissions concerning the development of the journal in a particular decade (e.g., Caldwell 1965; Gaus 1950; Sayre 1951, 1958). Second, PAR has also been subject to empirical analyses of its topical and theoretical development (Bingham and Bowen 1994; Perry and Kraemer 1986), sometimes in comparison to other journals (Bowman and Hajjar 1978a, 1978b; Colson 1990), or of its prestige among journals (Bernick and Krueger 2010; Forrester and Watson 1994; Vocino and Elliott 1982, 1984).…”

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Trends in the Study of Public Administration: Empirical and Qualitative Observations from Public Administration Review, 2000–2009

Raadschelders

Lee

2011

Public Administration Review

116

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What are the apparent research and methodological trends in PAR’s content over the past decade? From the perspective of the journal’s 70‐year history, with its aim to “mesh” practitioner and academic knowledge creation, topical coverage since 2000 reflects striking continuity, emphasizing many of the “bread and butter” administrative issues such as planning, human resources, budgeting, and public management. A marked increase in coverage is apparent in the application of more sophisticated quantitative statistical methodology, as well as in the number of female authors, while the number of practitioner authors declined sharply. Throughout the first turbulent decade of the twenty‐first century, three intellectual themes stood out: evaluations of New Public Management, connections between practitioners and academicians, and responsiveness to immediate social, economic, and political challenges. Given the constant demand for usable knowledge, scholars seem to have marginalized attention to the historical context and epistemological foundations of the study. The central challenge in the years ahead will be to effectively use research methods in response to the big questions of government and society that defy measurement. Since many [empiricists], especially the younger, do not know very much about epistemology, they tend to be quite dogmatic about the one set of canons that dominate them. —C. Wright Mills, 1959

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Trends in the Study of Public Administration: Empirical and Qualitative Observations from Public Administration Review, 2000–2009

Raadschelders

Lee

2011

Public Administration Review

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“…We have used objective criteria (Gordon, 1982) as references to select the journals with which to carry out our analysis. The reason for this choice is to avoid the bias found when subjective criteria are used (Vocino and Elliott, 1982), although it is true that objective indicators, too, are not without their critics . In this sense, we have excluded journals with only marginal importance, i.e.…”

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“…The reason for this choice is to avoid the bias found when subjective criteria are used (Vocino and Elliott 1982), although it is true that objective indicators, too, are not without their critics (Cameron 2005). In this sense, we have excluded journals with only marginal importance i.e.…”

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Understanding e-government research

Muñoz

Bolívar

2015

Internet Research

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consolidate existing knowledge and provide a deeper understanding of e-government research for assisting researchers in the development of their future analyses, identifying trends of research and the methodology used. Design/methodology/approach – A bibliometric approach has been used to examine e-government research in periodical publications listed in ISI in the field of information science and library science during the period 2000-2014. Findings – The authors found that although e-participation research has increased in the last years, future research should focus on accessibility policies, and on the motives, capabilities and perceptions of disabled and older people to take advantage of e-government initiatives to be involved in the social affairs. Practical implications – The study has shown the need to carry out further research into e-participation in order to understand the true dimension of social networks and their involvement in e-democracy. Also, it is highlighted the need for the design and evaluation of tools for automation of the services and to enable citizens to vote in local initiatives. Originality/value – This historical assessment allows identification of significant insights and trends related to e-government, and patterns in the published articles and develops a cohesive and comprehensive research agenda to guide researchers worldwide in their quest for a better understanding of e-government.

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“…In the 1998 International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration (Shafritz), Forrester and Watson identified 141 journals relevant to the field. Two earlier studies of journals were published in Administration and Society (Vocino and Elliott 1982;Legge and Devore 1987). Those accessible sources are highly useful, limiting the need for further commentary here.…”

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The Public Administration Review and Ongoing Struggles for Connectedness

Newland

2000

Public Administration Review

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Facilitation of connectedness has been a fundamental role of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and the Public Administration Review (PAR) throughout their six decades of professional service. Together, they have sought to link practitioners and academicians across subfields and varied levels of activities. As a foremost refereed journal, PAR has sought to encourage the linking of practice and theory through timely publication of methodologically disciplined research, informed analyses and commentaries, and constructive literature reviews and correspondence. These responsibilities have been persistently challenging. ASPA and PAR have served a dynamic field that has made some wrong turns and had others forced on it, resulting in failed autonomy, followed by increasing partisan politicization of governments and reduced reliance on professionally expert administration. For ASPA, it has created leadership and membership problems. For PAR, it has sometimes exacerbated difficulties in connecting practitioners and academicians, but it has also created more shared concerns as important subjects of inquiry. Challenges now are to serve both enduring and new spheres of the field that are afforded by international and domestic developments. Both ASPA and PAR are striving to do that. Globalization of public administration opens a world of opportunities today. Localization, as a fundamental of constitutional democracy, is a priority internationally, presenting an engaging paradox of global attention to both place and planet. That is linked in this commentary to the classic democracy‐bureaucracy quandary that has constructively challenged public administration. While arrays of other important subjects, old and new, need to command attention in PAR, these are linked in this analysis to today's theory and practice of interdependent facilitative states to assess how the journal serves its responsibilities.

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Journal Prestige in Public Administration

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Trends in the Study of Public Administration: Empirical and Qualitative Observations from Public Administration Review, 2000–2009

Trends in the Study of Public Administration: Empirical and Qualitative Observations from Public Administration Review, 2000–2009

Understanding e-government research

The Public Administration Review and Ongoing Struggles for Connectedness

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