Review of Public Personnel Administration
Business & Management | Human Resource Management | Public Policy & Public Administration
The Review of Public Personnel Administration presents timely, rigorous scholarship on human resource management in public service organizations. The journal provides research for scholars and professionals to stay abreast of advancements and innovations in the field.
The journal publishes articles that reflect the varied approaches used in the study and practice of human resource management in the public sector. The journal analyzes the effects of specific HR procedures or programs on the management function and assesses the impact of HR management on the broader areas of public policy and administration. It covers both traditional and emerging topics including, but not limited to:
- Merit system reforms
- The changing workplace/workforce
- Equal employment opportunity
- Quality of worklife
- Relations between HR professionals and line managers
- Nonprofit HR issues
- Information technology innovations
- Decentralization
- Downsizing
- Deregulation
- Grievances and appeals
- Staffing, including recruitment and retention
- Classification and compensation
- Performance appraisal
- Training and development
- Leadership, motivation
- Employee benefits
- Diversity
- Labor-management relations
- Mediation and arbitration
- Public sector unions
- HRM in international organizations
- Comparative HR
The Review of Public Personnel Administration publishes articles that reflect timely, rigorous scholarship on human resource management in public service organizations. ROPPA publishes articles that reflect the varied approaches used in the study and practice of human resource management. Of particular interest are studies that analyze the effects of specific human resource procedures or programs on the management function and studies that assess the impact of human resource management on the broader areas of public policy and administration. Both traditional and emerging topics are encouraged.
| Jessica E. Sowa | University of Delaware, USA |
| Caroline Howard Grøn | Aarhus University, Denmark |
| Taha Hameduddin | University of Kentucky, USA |
| John Marvel | George Mason University |
| Meghna Sabharwal | University of Texas at Dallas, USA |
| Helen Yu | University of Hawai?i-Mano |
| Azad Singh Bali | The Australian National University, Australia |
| Pablo Sanabria-Pulido | Florida Atlantic University |
| Alexander C. Henderson | Marist College, USA |
| Ann Hess Braga | City of Boston, USA |
| Stephen E. Condrey | President, Condrey and Associates, Inc., USA |
| Mary Ellen Guy | University of Colorado, Denver, USA |
| Donald E. Klingner | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs |
| Robert Lavigna | University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA |
| Nicholas P. Lovrich | Washington State University, USA |
| Meredith A. Newman | Florida International University, USA |
| James L. Perry | Indiana University, USA and University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Andrew Podger | Australian National University, Australia and Xi'an Jiao Tong University, China |
| Hal G. Rainey | University of Georgia, USA |
| David H. Rosenbloom | American University, USA |
| Seung-Ho An | University of Arizona, USA |
| Lotte Bøgh Andersen | Aarhus University, Denmark |
| Domonic A. Bearfield | George Washington University |
| Nicola Bellé | Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy |
| Evan M. Berman | Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |
| Sebawit G. Bishu | University of Washington , USA |
| Mark D. Bradbury | Appalachian State University, USA |
| Fiona Buick | The University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia |
| Leonor Camerena | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| Jesse W. Campbell | Incheon National University, South Korea |
| Jerrell D. Coggburn | North Carolina State University, USA |
| Randall S. Davis | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, USA |
| Adelien Decramer | Ghent University, Belgium |
| Mehmet Akif Demircioglu | Carleton University, Canada |
| P. Edward French | Mississippi State University, USA |
| Eran Vigoda- Gadot | University of Haifa, Israel |
| Bert George | City University of Hong Kong |
| Heather Getha-Taylor | University of Kansas, USA |
| Doug Goodman | University of Central Florida, USA |
| Annie Hondeghem | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium |
| Chih-Wei Hsieh | City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Irving Huang | Tamkang University |
| Nicole Humphrey | University of Miami |
| Willow S. Jacobson | University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, USA |
| Ulrich T. Jensen | Arizona State University |
| Jasmine McGinnis Johnson | The George Washington University, USA |
| Karen S. Johnston | University of Portsmouth, UK |
| J. Edward Kellough | University of Georgia, USA |
| Eva Knies | Utrecht University, Netherlands |
| Peter M Kruyen | Radboud University, Netherlands |
| Myungjung Kwon | California State University, Fullerton, USA |
| Seok-Hwan Lee | Kookmin University, South Korea |
| Saltanat Liebert | Virginia Commonwealth University, USA |
| Jared J. Llorens | Louisiana State University, USA |
| Sharon H. Mastracci | Virginia Tech University, USA |
| M. Jae Moon | Yonsei University, South Korea |
| Sanjay K. Pandey | The George Washington University, USA |
| Geoff Plimmer | Victoria University-Wellington, New Zealand |
| Samina Quratulain | University of Sharjah, U.A.E |
| Norma M. Riccucci | Rutgers University, Newark, USA |
| Ellen Rubin | University at Albany, SUNY, USA |
| Carina Schott | Utrecht University, Netherlands |
| Edmund C. Stazyk | University at Albany SUNY, USA |
| Bram Steijn | Erasmus University, Netherlands |
| Justin M. Stritch | Arizona State University, USA |
| Jeanette Taylor | University of Western Australia, Australia |
| Dominik Vogel | University of Hamburg, Germany |
| Marlene Walk | University of Frieburg, Germany |
ROPPA SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
General Information
Acceptable Topics: The mission of the Review of Public Personnel Administration is to present timely, rigorous scholarship on human resource management in public service organizations. ROPPA is a refereed journal that welcomes articles reflecting the varied approaches and methodologies used in the study and practice of HRM. Of particular interest are studies that analyze the effects of specific HR procedures or programs on the management function and studies that assess the impact of HRM on the broader areas of public policy and administration. Both traditional and emerging topics are welcomed. These include, but are not limited to, merit system reforms, the changing workplace/workforce, equal employment opportunity, quality of work life, relations between HR professionals and line managers, nonprofit HR issues, information technology innovations, decentralization, downsizing, deregulation, grievances and appeals, staffing, recruitment, retention, classification and compensation, performance appraisal, training and development, leadership, motivation, employee benefits, diversity, labor-management relations, mediation, arbitration, public sector unions, HRM in international organizations, and comparative HR. If you have a question about what may be considered acceptable, please contact Editor Jessica Sowa (jesowa@udel.edu).
Special Note on Double Submissions: Manuscripts submitted to ROPPA may not be under consideration for publication at any other journal at the time of submission and, following submission to ROPPA, may not be submitted for publication to ANY other source pending official, written notification of the final decision by ROPPA. Submission to ROPPA indicates that this is your primary choice for publication and ROPPA retains sole publication rights until a final publication decision is made. If you have any questions regarding this policy, contact Editor Jessica Sowa (jesowa@udel.edu).
Review Process: Manuscripts are blind peer reviewed by three reviewers.
Manuscript Length: Manuscripts should not exceed 25 typewritten double-spaced pages (inclusive of tables, charts, graphs, and endnotes) and should conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition). Prospective authors should follow the manuscript format described below.
Manuscript Submission
Here is the link to the online submission site for ROPPA: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/roppa
You will need to create an account in order to submit your manuscript. The system will notify you once we receive the manuscript and have sent it out for review. If you have any questions please contact Editor Jessica Sowa (jesowa@udel.edu).
Basic Submission Package Requirements: A cover sheet with the manuscript’s title and all authors’ names, affiliations, and complete contact information (mailing address, phone, fax, and email address), plus about five keywords must be included. Biographical statements for each author not exceeding 40 words and an abstract not exceeding 150 words should be provided on separate pages. The manuscript's title should also appear on the page containing the abstract. All copy (including tables, endnotes, and references) should be double-spaced using Times New Roman size 12 font, one-inch margins, and numbered pages. Prospective authors must follow the more detailed requirements below, as they must be met prior to final acceptance for publication.
Detailed Style and Format Requirements
Reference Style: Manuscripts submitted to ROPPA should generally follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition). What follows emphasizes, expands on, or modifies information found in what is referred to as the APA Manual.
Maximum Length: Articles should be limited to 25 typewritten, double-spaced pages, exclusive of the front matter indicated below.
Front Matter: Because editors and referees review articles without reference to the author’s name or institutional affiliation, identifying information should be removed from all portions of the submitted manuscript with the exception of the cover sheet. To facilitate this process, the first three separate pages of the submitted manuscript, in order, should be:
- A cover sheet containing the manuscript title, author name (s), affiliation (s), mailing address (es), primary telephone and fax numbers, email addresses, and four or five keywords.
- Biographical statements for each author of not more than 40 words.
- An abstract of no more than 150 words, with the manuscript’s title repeated above the abstract.
Format: All copy, including indented matter, notes, and references should be typed double-spaced on standard white background with one-inch margins using Times New Roman size 12 font. All pages should be numbered.
Text Citations: All references in the text or any notes should be identified by the last name of the author, year of publication, and include pagination where appropriate. Format should be as follows:
- Author’s name in text: Johnston (2001, p. 150)
- Author’s name not in text: (Johnston, 2001)
- Two authors: (Johnston & Denby, 2001, p. 150)
- Three or more authors:
- First citation: (Johnston, Denby, & Smith, 2001, p. 150)
- Subsequent: (Johnston et al., 2001, p. 150)
Ibid., op. cit., loc., supra infra, or cf: should not be used. Subsequent citations of the same source should be listed in the same manner as the first citation, except as noted above for multiple authors. Complete information for every reference should be listed at the end of the article starting on a new page labeled REFERENCES.
Footnotes: Footnotes are not to be used in the main text. If it is important enough to say, include it in the text.
Notes: Notes are for discursive comments and not for documentation. Superscripted numbers for notes should be inserted into the text, but not electronically embedded in the text. All notes included in the article should appear at the end of the article, starting on a new page labeled NOTES.
Tables and Figures: Tables and figures should be typed on separate sheets of paper and numbered in Arabic. Indicate placement of tables or figures in the text by writing "Insert Table 1 about here," or "Insert Figure 1 about here." Footnotes to tables or figures should be superscripted in the table body and indicated beneath the table by the use of lower case "a," "b," "c," etc. Table or figure source material should follow lettered footnotes as one paragraph headed with the word "Sources." Sources for tables and figures should be cited as in text and in references. Figures must be originals, and all lines should be clean and jet-black. Tables should not have cells or lines dividing the different elements. Preferably, each element will be separated by tabs. If not created within the context of .doc, .wpd, or .rtf files, final versions of figures, charts, or graphs for publication should be submitted in one of the following postscript or bitmapped formats: EPS, GIF, JPEG, TIF or WMF.
Heads: Articles, titles, subtitles, and text subheads should be selected carefully with consideration to appropriateness and conciseness. Subheads should be limited to three levels:
1. Major level (flush left, bold, all caps)
2. Second level (indented, bold, caps and lowercase)
3. Third level (indented, italicized, caps and lowercase, period following, text following on the same line)
References: Every citation must have a reference and every reference must be cited. References should be double-spaced and listed alphabetically by author and (for the same author cited in different sources) chronologically by the year of publication with the most recent year first; use "a," "b," "c," etc. after the same year if necessary. Do not use et al in the reference list; names of all authors of a publication cited should be listed.
References must be complete. References for books must include author(s) with the last name of the author listed first, followed by the author’s first and middle initials, date, title of publication, place of publication and publisher. For periodical references, the entry must include author(s) with the last name of the author listed first followed by the author’s first name and middle initials, date, title of article and journal, volume number, and pages; for foreign journals include city of publication. Examples of acceptable references appear below.
- Gossett, C. W. (1997, November). Civil service reform: The case of Georgia. Paper presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co. 401 U.S. 424 (1971).
- Human Resources (1999, February). Governing, 23-25.
- International City/County Management Association (ICMA). (1999). Performance indicators/support services/human resources. ICMA Comparative Performance Measurement Program. Retrieved May 30, 1999, from http://www.icma.org/performance/PI-support.cfm.
- Kettl, D., Ingraham, P. W., Sanders, R., & Horner, C. (1996). Civil service reform: Building a government that works. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institute.
- Mishra, A. K. (1996). Organizational responses to crisis: The centrality of trust. In R. M. Kramer & T. R. Tyler (Eds.) Trust in organizations: Frontiers of theory and research (pp. 261-287). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
- National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). (1983). Revitalizing federal management: Managers and their overburdened systems. Washington, DC: NAPA.
- Perry, J., Wise, L. R., & Martin, M. (1994). Breaking the civil service mold: The case of Indianapolis. Review of Public Personnel Administration 14 (2), 40-54.
Final Check
Be sure to:
- Provide complete contact information.
- Use single spaces rather than double spaces between sentences and after colons.
- Spell out or define acronyms, abbreviations, or jargon on first use.
- Provide translations for non-English titles in references.
Remember that even under fair use provisions, authors may need to obtain permission from applicable copyright holders to quote, reprint, or adapt works or portions of works from other sources (e.g., poetry, song lyrics, quotations from unpublished works, and tables, figures, or exhibits).
Code Ocean
ROPPA is running a trial with Code Ocean. Authors can upload the code associated to their published article so that readers can view and execute it. The platform, which is based on Docker, hosts the code and data in the necessary computational environment and allows users to re-run the analysis in the cloud and reproduce the results, bypassing the need to install the software. A link to the code, data, and computational environment will be included in the journal article enabling readers to seamlessly access and reproduce the code or rerun it against their own inputs. Please visit this page for more information and instructions on how to utilize this service for your ROPPA article. Please upload your code as soon as possible after receiving this letter, to ensure the code can be linked to your article during the production process.
Sage Choice
If you or your funder wish your article to be freely available online to nonsubscribers immediately upon publication (gold open access), you can opt for it to be included in Sage Choice, subject to the payment of a publication fee. The manuscript submission and peer review procedure is unchanged. On acceptance of your article, you will be asked to let Sage know directly if you are choosing Sage Choice. To check journal eligibility and the publication fee, please visit Sage Choice. For more information on open access options and compliance at Sage, including self/author archiving deposits (green open access) visit Sage Publishing Policies on our Journal Author Gateway.