Focus and Scope

Reflecting its mandate to advance the study of public administration and integrated regional development, the bulletin welcomes high-quality original research articles, systematic literature reviews, comparative sub-national studies, and applied policy evaluations within the following thematic areas:

Regional Development Planning & Policy Execution: Formulation and evaluation of regional development plans (RPJMD/RKPD), participatory planning (Musrenbang), spatial and infrastructure governance, and alignment between national strategic priorities and local policies.

Decentralization, Regional Autonomy & Local Governance: Intergovernmental relations, asymmetric decentralization, institutional restructuring of local government agencies (OPD), village governance (pemerintahan desa), and inter-regional cooperation.

Local Public Finance & Development Budgeting: Performance-based local budgeting, regional tax and revenue administration (PAD), management of intergovernmental fiscal transfers and Village Funds (Dana Desa), and accountability in local public expenditure.

Local Public Service Delivery & Bureaucratic Reform: Innovations in sub-national public services, civil service human resource management (Manajemen ASN Daerah), administrative ethics, anti-corruption initiatives at the local level, and citizen satisfaction metrics.

Smart Regions, Collaborative Governance & Sustainable Development: E-government and digital transformation in local administration (Smart City/Smart Village), Public-Private-People Partnerships (4P) in regional development, localizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and climate-resilient local governance.

Publication Frequency

To ensure rigorous editorial oversight, thorough peer review, and the timely dissemination of public administration and regional development research, BAPPD is published semi-annually (2 issues per year, typically scheduled for release in June and December). Special thematic issues focusing on fiscal decentralization reforms, smart village innovations, or collaborative governance for regional economic recovery may be commissioned by the Editorial Board.