The ''Journal of Policy Analysis and Management'' (''JPAM'') is a quarterly

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covering issues and practices in policy analysis and

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. It was established in 1981 and contains books reviews and a department devoted to discussing ideas and issues of importance to practitioners, researchers, and academics. It is the official journal of the

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and published by

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. The current

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is Erdal Tekin. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2017

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of 3.444, ranking it 27th out of 353 journals in the category "Economics" and 5th out of 47 journals in the category "Public Administration".

History

The

established the ''Journal of Policy Analysis and Management'' in 1981 through the merger of two other journals – ''Policy Analysis'' (1975–1981) and ''Public Policy'' (1940–1981).

Editors-in-chief

The following persons have been editors-in-chief of the ''Journal of Policy Analysis and Management'':

Raymond Vernon Memorial Prize

Every year, the association awards the Raymond Vernon Memorial Prize for the best article published in the current volume of the journal. The prize selection committee usually is drawn from the editorial board and

underwrites all expenses related to the prize.

Journal sections

The journal has five special sections: Point/Counterpoint, Policy Retrospectives, Professional Practice, Methods for Policy Analysis, and Book Reviews. These sections usually publish shorter, specialized articles on those topics.

References

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External links

* {{Official website, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1520-6688 Policy analysis journals Wiley-Blackwell academic journals Quarterly journals Economics journals Academic journals established in 1981 English-language journals