GGSR considers original scholarship that advances understanding of governance systems, institutions, public administration, or public policy. A suitable manuscript identifies a substantive research problem, engages with the relevant literature, and supports its contribution with an appropriate argument and evidence. Authors should read Aims & Scope and select the most appropriate article type before submission.

Originality and agreement to submit

The manuscript must not be under consideration elsewhere. All authors must approve the submitted text, author order, contribution statement, and declarations. Disclose related articles, working papers, preprints, conference papers, reports, and manuscripts that use overlapping evidence. Explain how the submitted paper develops a distinct contribution and provide links or copies needed for editorial assessment.

Preprint posting does not by itself prevent consideration. Permission to submit a translated or secondary publication requires prior editorial agreement and disclosure of the original publication. Authors are responsible for the right to use all data, quotations, illustrations, and other material supplied.

Submission package

Submit through the online journal system. Prepare an editable Word manuscript, a separate title page, and clearly labelled supporting files. The title page should identify every author’s name and affiliation, the corresponding author’s email address, and ORCID identifiers where available. Enter the same information accurately in the submission metadata; file content alone does not replace complete metadata.

The review manuscript must omit author names, affiliations, identifying acknowledgements, and identifying document properties. Present necessary self-citations in the third person and keep the references needed to understand the work. Where a disclosure would reveal identity, supply it separately for the editor and indicate its location without withholding information essential to ethical assessment. See Manuscript Preparation for file and presentation requirements.

Reporting the research

The introduction should state the research question and contribution. Explain why the evidence and design can answer the question, including case or sample selection, source provenance, measurement or coding, and analytical procedures. Distinguish findings from interpretation and make limitations visible. For comparative work, explain the basis of comparison; for policy analysis, separate evidence about consequences from recommendations and their underlying assumptions.

Use clear academic English and APA Style, 7th edition. Provide a self-contained abstract of up to 300 words and 4–8 keywords. Number and cite tables and figures, document sources, and include supporting materials that reviewers need to assess the work. The abstract in the submission metadata must match the manuscript.

Declarations

Provide statements on author contributions, funding and funder involvement, competing interests, and data availability. Where applicable, report ethics approval or exemption, consent, confidentiality safeguards, permissions, and substantive AI use. A statement that a requirement is not applicable should reflect the actual design. Research involving interviews, personal data, or sensitive institutions requires particular attention to consent and possible identification through contextual details.

Review, revision, and publication

Editors screen submissions before external review. Research manuscripts proceeding to review are normally evaluated by at least two independent reviewers under a double-anonymous model. A revision should include a point-by-point response, revised files, and an explanation of any recommendation the authors have not adopted.

The standard APC is USD 350 per accepted article and is requested after formal acceptance. There is no submission or standard peer-review fee. Authors retain copyright, with publication normally under CC BY 4.0. Complete the Submission Checklist before uploading the final package.