Focus and Scope

Eksekutif: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan is an open-access and peer-reviewed academic journal that advances scholarly knowledge in government studies, political dynamics, public administration, public policy, and governance. The journal provides an academic platform for scholars, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and students to publish original, rigorous, and relevant studies addressing contemporary issues in government and politics.

The journal focuses on the relationships between government institutions, political processes, public administration, public policy, and citizens at the local, national, regional, and comparative levels. Particular attention is given to governance transformation, democratic consolidation, decentralization, institutional performance, public sector reform, public service improvement, and government responses to social, political, economic, environmental, and technological change.

Through the publication of theoretical, empirical, comparative, and interdisciplinary research, Jurnal Eksekutif seeks to strengthen the relationship between academic inquiry and governmental practice and to support democratic, responsive, transparent, accountable, inclusive, and sustainable governance.

Scope of the Journal
Government Institutions and Governance
  • Government institutions and institutional performance
  • Central and local government relations
  • Decentralization, regional autonomy, and intergovernmental relations
  • Democratic governance, accountability, and transparency
  • Government leadership and institutional capacity
Politics and Democratic Processes
  • Political participation and political representation
  • Local politics and political dynamics
  • Electoral governance and election administration
  • Political institutions and democratic consolidation
  • State-society relations and citizen engagement
Public Policy and Administration
  • Public policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation
  • Public administration and bureaucratic reform
  • Public management and government performance
  • Public service delivery and public sector innovation
  • Collaborative governance and policy networks
Local and Village Governance
  • Local governance and regional government
  • Village governance and rural institutions
  • Community empowerment and participatory development
  • Urban governance and metropolitan administration
  • Local development planning and regional policy
Digital Government and Innovation
  • Digital government, e-government, and smart governance
  • Technology-enabled and data-driven governance
  • Digital public services and administrative innovation
  • Government communication and public information
  • Governance transformation in the digital era
Sustainable and Inclusive Governance
  • Sustainable development and natural resource governance
  • Environmental governance and climate policy
  • Social inclusion, equity, and responsive governance
  • Conflict management, resilience, and public security governance
  • Disaster governance and institutional preparedness
Types of Contributions
The journal welcomes original research articles, conceptual and theoretical papers, comparative studies, policy analyses, case studies, and systematic or critical literature reviews. Manuscripts may use qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-method approaches and must demonstrate clear academic relevance, methodological rigor, ethical research practice, and an original contribution to government and political studies.