Greetings and a warm welcome to you all at the inaugural blog post of the Policy Studies Journal (PSJ)! We are incredibly excited to use this digital space to help our authors extend the reach and impact of their research and to build a vibrant community of policy scholars, practitioners, and citizens at large.
In the posts to follow, we will focus on two main purposes. First, we will keep you updated on the latest developments at the journal and within the policy community. Second (and more importantly), we will provide authors with an opportunity to write short, accessible summaries of their PSJ articles. We will, then, promote these posts across our social media channels and make the related PSJ articles open-access for a limited period. Our aim with this is to help our authors achieve greater exposure and recognition while reducing barriers to access to top-quality, peer-reviewed policy research and facilitating the utilization of knowledge generated through the publication process.
We extend our sincere appreciation to Dr. Melissa Merry, our Associate Editor, for spearheading this endeavor as the PSJ Blog Editor. As members of the policy community, your views and insights are invaluable, and we wholeheartedly encourage you to engage with us as we build this platform. Together, let’s foster a robust environment for meaningful dialogue, collaboration, and innovation in the field of policy studies. Thank you for being an integral part of this effort, and we look forward to embarking on this intellectual adventure with each and every one of you!
Sincerely,
Geoboo Song, Melissa K. Merry, Holly L. Peterson, Gwen Arnold, Aaron Smith-Walter, Creed Tumlison, Nataliia Borozdina, Benjamin Galloway, Camille Gilmore, Victor Kwaku Akakpo, Morgan Farrar, Izehi Oriaghan, Eli Polley, and Chris Giller
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