Publishing in a time of COVID-19: A message to our readers, authors, reviewers and production team
| DOI | 10.1177/0952076720939712 |
| Published date | 01 October 2020 |
| Date | 01 October 2020 |
| Subject Matter | Editorial |
Editorial
Publishing in a time of
COVID-19: A message
to our readers, authors,
reviewers and production
team
Keith Baker
State University of New York, Brockport, USA
Claire A Dunlop
University of Exeter, UK
Edoardo Ongaro
Open University, UK
As editors of Public Policy and Administration (PPA), we know the COVID-19
pandemic is affecting all our lives in myriad ways. For some colleagues, research
continues undimmed. Yet, we appreciate that many of our authors may need more
time for submissions and revisions. Should you need extra time please do not
hesitate to contact the editors and we can make arrangements with you and
update our online reminder system.
It is clear that while the COVID-19 pandemic is touching every one of us, the
burdens of this crisis are not shared equally. The equality and diversity
implications are very real in both our personal lives and also our professional
opportunities. Specifically, concerns that many women’s capacity to research
and publish their work has taken a huge hit overnight are being voiced across
the academy (Minello, 2020). Journal editors in STEM subjects have been
particularly alert to an alarming drop-off in submissions from women
(Kitchener, 2020). Let us reassure colleagues we are monitoring PPA’s submissions
carefully. The data (based on the submitting author’s gender) – comparing sub-
missions made in March, April and May 2019 and 2020 respectively – do not show
any fall for women or men. This matches what our colleagues at Political Studies
Association and Journal of Public Administration Theory and Practice (JPART)
are reporting (Awan-Scully and Dunlop, 2020 and Feeney, 2020 respectively).
Public Policy and Administration
2020, Vol. 35(4) 363–364
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