The Georgetown Public Policy Review, the flagship academic journal of the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, is now accepting submissions for its Fall 2026 Edition!
For 30 years, the Georgetown Public Policy Review has served as a space for emerging policy leaders to contribute to the field. We are excited to embark on another year of impact, and we hope you will support this mission with your scholarship!
Scholars not affiliated with Georgetown University are welcome to apply.
Please submit articles to the link below by June 15, 2026. If you have any questions, reach out to Senior Editors at seniorspringeditor@gppreview.com.
Or submit via email to seniorspringeditor@gppreview.com.
Accepted Submission Types:
Research Article Submissions:
6,000-18,000 words (Masters theses welcome)
Research articles represent long-form academic pieces advancing sound conceptual frameworks using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods. Original empirical analysis is preferred but not required for long-form submissions.
Policy Essay Submissions:
1,500-6,000 words
Policy essay submissions are academic pieces which are shorter than research articles and less dependent on original research but which are still firmly grounded in empirical evidence and which still make an original contribution to the literature.
Book/Article Reviews:
1,000-2,000 words
Book/article reviews should respond to an existing piece of academic writing in GPPR or in another publication in the spirit of informed discussion and civil debate. Recent publications are preferred. Should include the title, author, publisher/journal, year, and ISBN (if applicable).
For those seeking to publish shorter articles (of about 1,200 words), we recommend you submit them to GPPR’s Online Edition (info here).
Submission Guidelines and Policies
GPPR accepts submissions of manuscript-length journal articles advancing sound conceptual frameworks using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods (maximum of 18,000 words). GPPR also accepts submissions of letters or short essays that address important research questions that spark scholarly debate about an understudied field (maximum length of 4,000 words). The review process can take up to three months after the submission deadline, and authors should expect to make some revisions to their original submissions. Submissions that do not follow our requested format will be sent back to authors, thereby delaying the review process.
Double-Blind Review
Articles will be considered under a double-blind review process that involves assessment of the article’s quality and fit by McCourt School of Public Policy faculty reviewers. Sometimes, authors are invited to join as reviewers after their work is published in GPPR. Reviewers are assigned to articles based on subject matter expertise and/or methodology.
Policies
GPPR only accepts work not published elsewhere. Authors must notify the senior spring editors if the article has been published anywhere else in a different form (i.e., prior forms of the publication that may employ different methods, variables, etc.).
For reproduction and quality control, authors may be asked to submit STATA/R files as well as datasets. Every article must acknowledge the sources of funding, if any. GPPR reserves the right to require certification of institutional review.
Manuscripts should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx), or in a format compatible with other widely accepted word processing programs (such as Google Docs). Do not submit manuscripts in PDF form.