About the Journal

UDC 35

Year founded: 1997

Frequency of publication: twice a year (in June and December).

 

In accordance with Order No. 928 of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated June 11, 2026, the collection of scientific papers “Current Issues in Public Administration” has been included in the List of Ukrainian Scientific Professional Publications of Category B for the period from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2029, within the “Economic Transformations, Business, and Administration” cluster. This year, Category “B” was established under new, stricter rules that raise the requirements for publication quality, transparency of editorial policy, publication ethics, peer review, open access, and the accuracy of information presented on journal websites. The text of the Order and the complete, updated List (the publication is listed under No. 94) are available on the official website of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and the Ministry’s corresponding announcement can be found at this link.

 

The collection of scientific papers “Current Issues in Public Administration” is freely accessible and available on the “Scientific Periodicals of Ukraine” platform at the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

This collection of scholarly works consists of the following sections:

THEORY AND HISTORY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
MECHANISMS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
REGIONAL GOVERNANCE AND LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
POLITICAL AND LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC SERVICE: ASPECTS AND PRACTICES
GLOBAL EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN POLICY

The researchers’ geographical scope covers both domestic and foreign countries.

Keywords: public policy and governance; public administration methodology; public sector innovation; global challenges and responses from the field of public administration; digital transformation; local self-government

The mission of this collection is to serve as an authoritative academic platform for discussions on public policy and governance and to strengthen researchers’ influence on the adoption of well-considered strategic decisions in the modern state.

Priority research areas covered in our publications and on which our collection has focused since 2022 include:
- public administration methodology: principles, mechanisms, and critiques;
- discussions of new public administration tools;
- long-term trends in public administration that directly influence public policy;
- major global challenges to which public administration can offer new solutions;
- the development of national public administration systems;
- the democratization of society and public administration, particularly through digital means;
- development and new solutions for local self-government and regional development;

- building human resources and managerial capacity for the country’s modernization in the 21st century, etc.