Review of Public Personnel Administration (RPPA)
Journal Descriptions
Review of Public Personnel Administration (ROPPA) is a well-established quarterly academic journal that has been contributing to the field of public administration and public human resource management since its inception in 1980. Published by SAGE Publications, ROPPA offers a rigorous peer-review process and serves as an influential platform for high-quality research that examines how human resource management (HRM) influences public service organizations and their workforce. The journal’s content spans a wide range of topics — from HR procedures and policies to their effects on organizational performance, employee satisfaction, diversity, training, and labor relations within government and nonprofit sectors. It welcomes both quantitative and qualitative research, as well as theoretical and conceptual studies that add depth to understanding the dynamics of personnel management in public contexts. ROPPA’s interdisciplinary focus bridges public administration, organizational behavior, policy analysis, and human resource studies, making it relevant to scholars, students, practitioners, and decision-makers aiming to enhance public workforce effectiveness. The editorial leadership emphasizes contributions that are methodologically sound and relevant to practice, helping shape debates on workforce governance, modernization, and reform. With a quarterly publishing schedule, the journal provides ongoing insights into the evolving challenges of managing personnel in the public sector’s increasingly complex environments.
Review of Public Personnel Administration (RPPA) is :-
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International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Public Administration, igorous research on how human resource policies, practices, and procedures affect public service organizations, employee outcomes, broader public policy implementation, The journal accepts empirical studies, methodological papers, theoretical analyses, training and development, performance appraisal, compensation, diversity and inclusion, labor-management relations, equal employment opportunity, merit system reforms, quality of work life , Online or Print , Quarterly Journal
- UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 0734-371X, E-ISSN: 1552-759X, Established: 1980, Impact Factor: 3.1
- Does Not Provide Crossref DOI
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Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE