The objective of Public Integrity is to further the understanding of ethics and leadership in government by publishing articles of interest to practitioners and scholars. Especially appropriate are original studies, cases, exemplar profiles, field reports, and commentaries that ad-dress both regulatory and aspirational approaches to ethics. They may explore functional areas, substantive fields, and topical issues found in public administration and affairs. Investigations may focus on any level of government and its branches, nongovernmental actors that affect public policy, or public/private-sector relationships.

MANUSCRIPT SPECIFICATIONS

Papers, divided into suitable sections and subsections, should be 12–30 typewritten, double-spaced pages and should follow the style of past issues of the journal. Authors should include an abstract and a biographical sketch of approximately 50 words each and identify the submission as a research article, case study, exemplar profile, field report, or commentary. Author name, affiliation, and e-mail address should appear only on a separate cover page to facilitate review. Submission implies that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere and is not under consideration by another journal. Practitioner authors are encouraged to be broadly reflective on the profession of governance. Academic authors are expected to specify the implications of their work for practice.

SUBMISSION

Authors should submit one (1) copy to the editor in chief and four (4) copies to the managing editor. Electronic submissions should be prepared using MS Word.

James S. Bowman
Editor in Chief, Public Integrity
Askew School of Public Administration and Policy
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2250
Tel.: 850-644-7605
Fax: 850-644-7617
E-Mail: jbowman@garnet.fsu.edu

Jonathan P. West
Managing Editor, Public Integrity
Department of Political Science
University of Miami
Post Office Box 248047
5250 University Dr.
Coral Gables, FL 33124
Tel.: 305-284-2500
Fax: 305-284-3636
E-Mail: jwest@miami.edu

Robert W. Smith
Book Review Editor, Public Integrity
Department of Political Science
Clemson University
230 East Brackett Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
Tel.: 864-656-3550
Fax: 864-656-0690
E-mail: rws@clemson.edu

Terry L. Cooper
Exemplar Profile Editor, Public Integrity
School of Policy, Planning, and Development
RGL 302
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626
Tel.: 213-740-0371 (o) / 323-257-3469 (h)
Fax: 323-257-3130 or 213 740-5379
E-mail: tlcooper@usc.edu

JOURNAL ARTICLE INTERNET-POSTING POLICY

The abstract of an Author's article, with standard bibliographic information about the place and date of publication, may be posted anywhere at any time. Posting of the Author's own pre-published version of the article on a secure, restricted-access network within the Author’s employing institution is also permitted at any time, as long as the standard bibliographic information is provided. After an embargo period of 18 months from the date of publication, Authors may, at their own discretion, post their pre-published text on their own website or open-access institutional website. In all cases, full bibliographic information for the final, published version with a link to the Publisher's website, www.mesharpe.com/journals.asp, must be included with a note that the posted version is not the final, published version.