Are these calls for papers currently accepting submissions?

Records are included only when the publisher source exposes a deadline on or after the database date. Authors should still verify the publisher page before submitting.

Do the pages replace journal submission guidelines?

No. The pages help researchers discover CFPs and generate research ideas, but submission rules, scope, fees, and reference style must be checked on the official publisher page.

DrAIStudio

Policy Design and Practice call for papers

Current call-for-papers opportunities for Policy Design and Practice. Ranking signals: Indexed (Active), JIF 2.6. Use the official publisher page to verify scope and submission rules.

Accepting CFPs for Policy Design and Practice

Complex Policy Design: Current Innovations in Conceptualization, Measurement, and Application

Deadline 2026-10-01Taylor & FrancisIndexed (Active)

Journal: Policy Design and Practice

Purpose Scholars increasingly acknowledge that how policies are designed shapes how they are interpreted and implemented, as well as how effective they ultimately are. Complexity in policy design -- relayed through the depth and breadth of policy provisions, rule detail, actor involvement, oversight mechanisms, and institutional arrangements -- remains one central yet underexplored feature of policy design. This Spe…

Generate research ideas Open CFP source Submit

Still Walking on the Bright Side? Developments in the Scientific Study of Policy Success

Deadline 2026-10-31Taylor & FrancisIndexed (Active)

Journal: Policy Design and Practice

In 2021 a group of leading scholars of governance, public policy, and public administration published ‘an invitation to walk on the bright side of public governance’. At the core of this invitation was a belief that the existing research base had primarily focused on policy failures, crises, disasters, failings and blunders (i.e. the ‘dark side’ of public government) and that identifying and investigating examples o…

Generate research ideas Open CFP source Submit

Adaptive Leadership: New Directions for Policy Design and Practice

Deadline 2027-02-03Taylor & FrancisIndexed (Active)

Journal: Policy Design and Practice

Adaptive leadership has gained renewed attention across public policy, public administration, organisational development, and systems change. Its emphasis on mobilising people to tackle complex, value-laden problems resonates strongly in policy environments characterised by uncertainty, rapid technological change, polycentric governance, and escalating social and ecological pressures. Foundational concepts have been…

Generate research ideas Open CFP source Submit

Reference integrity note: verify every citation against the original source before submission, including publication year, journal title, volume/issue, page range, DOI, and the target journal style.