Journal of Public Oversight and Institutional Integrity (JPOII) publishes research on how public power is scrutinized, how institutions are held accountable, and how integrity is sustained in public life.

Purpose and scholarly contribution

The journal provides an international, interdisciplinary forum for theoretical, empirical, comparative, legal and policy-oriented scholarship on public oversight and institutional integrity. Its central concern is the relationship between the exercise of public authority and the institutions, procedures and social practices through which that authority is examined, questioned and corrected.

JPOII seeks work that explains mechanisms, evaluates evidence and identifies the conditions under which oversight succeeds or fails. Contributions should connect a clearly defined research problem to the wider literature and show what their findings add to understanding accountability, integrity or the supervision of public power.

Areas of interest

• Legislative and administrative oversight, public investigations, ombuds institutions, regulatory supervision and independent accountability bodies.
• Public audit, expenditure scrutiny, procurement integrity and the relationship between financial control and public responsibility.
• Anti-corruption institutions, public-sector ethics, disciplinary systems, conflicts of interest and integrity management.
• Whistleblowing, complaints systems, civic monitoring, access to information and protections for individuals who provide evidence.
• Institutional design, independence, capacity, coordination and the implementation of oversight recommendations.
• Digital oversight, algorithmic accountability, AI-enabled supervision and the governance of surveillance and data-intensive public administration.
• Comparative public law, constitutional arrangements and cross-jurisdictional analysis of oversight systems.

Approaches and readership

The journal welcomes quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods studies; comparative institutional analysis; legal and normative inquiry; systematic evidence synthesis; and methodological contributions. Case studies should explain case selection, the evidentiary basis of their conclusions and their relevance beyond the immediate setting. Replication, null findings and critical evaluations are welcome when they make a clear scholarly contribution.

JPOII addresses researchers in public administration, political science, public law, governance, auditing and related fields, as well as practitioners seeking analytically grounded knowledge. The journal develops Oversight Studies as a shared space for inquiry across these disciplines.

Standards and scope boundaries

Submissions must distinguish evidence from inference and normative argument. An institutional report or commentary should develop an academic question and engage critically with relevant scholarship. Unsupported allegations, promotional accounts, partisan advocacy without scholarly analysis, and confidential case materials submitted without an adequate basis for their use are outside the journal’s remit.

Consult the Author Guidelines and Article Types before preparing a submission.

Updated 5 October 2026 · Questions: JPOII Editorial Office