Aims and Scope

The  Public Administration and Law Review (PALR) is a quarterly academic journal that publishes articles by scholars from various countries, focusing on modern trends in public administration, legal relations, psychology, journalism, and social media.


The aim of Public Administration and Law Review  is to encourage researchers to publish detailed theoretical, methodological, and applied research in the fields of public administration, law, governance, and related social sciences. By promoting comprehensive and interdisciplinary contributions, the journal seeks to advance scholarly knowledge, enhance the understanding of legal and administrative processes, and support reliable analysis and impact assessments related to institutional change, policy development, and sustainable governance.

PALR practices a policy of open access to published content, upholding the principles of free dissemination of scientific information and global knowledge sharing for general social progress.

PALR focuses on research that has a high level of scientific validation of the findings and presents new important information for a wide scientific community.

The main research topics that are published in the Public Administration and Law Review are:

  • Theory and history of public administration

  • Mechanisms of public administration

  • Regional governance and local self-government

  • Political and legal foundations of public administration

  • Civil service: aspects and practice

  • World experience in public administration

  • Social and humanitarian policy

  • Theory and history of state and law; history of political and legal scholarship

  • Constitutional law; municipal law; international law

  • Civil law and procedure; family law

  • Commercial law; commercial procedural law

  • Environmental law

  • Labor law; social protection law

  • Administrative law and procedure; financial law; information law

  • Criminal law and criminology; penitentiary law

  • Criminal proceedings and criminalistics; forensic expertise; operational and investigative activities

  • Political science and contemporary political processes

  • Psychology: social, political, organizational, legal

  • Journalism, media communications, and social media