HomePublic Sector Economics (PSE) is an open-access, double-blind, peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Institute of Public Finance in Zagreb, Croatia. The journal seeks submissions of original theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented papers analysing the role and functioning of the public sector at macroeconomic, sectoral and microeconomic levels. PSE was first published in 1976 under the name of Financijska praksa (ISSN 0350-5669) in Croatian, it came of age in 1995 when it was renamed Financijska teorija i praksa (ISSN 1332-3970). From 2005 to 2010, the journal was published in both Croatian, as Financijska teorija i praksa, and English, as Financial Theory and Practice (ISSN 1846-887X). From 2010 to 2016, Financial Theory and Practice was published only in English. In 2017, it was renamed Public Sector Economics. PSE is published four times a year: in March, June, September and December. Acceptance rate: 20% (2023). There is no submission fee. PSE is co-financed by the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth of the Republic of Croatia. PSE follows the best practices in academic publishing and continuously updates its ethical guidelines for editors, authors, and reviewers. Please let us know how to improve our journal and its website! Indexing / AbstractingArticles published in PSE are indexed in: SCOPUS (Elsevier); EconLit (American Economic Association's electronic database); ABI/INFORM Global; ProQuest Social Science Premium Collection; International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS); PAIS Index; DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals, Lund University, Sweden) and HRČAK (Portal of Scientific Journals of Croatia). Editorial and Advisory BoardPSE is managed by the Editorial Board (below: the editors) comprising the Editor-in-Chief, Co-editors and Associate Editors. The editors meet at least twice each quarter to review the publication line-up and exchange views on the running of PSE. They are appointed by and report to the publisher. Both staff of the publisher and outside scholars are eligible to serve as editors. The editors are appointed for four-year terms and may serve up to three full terms. To create a staggering of terms, the publisher may appoint Co-editors for shorter terms. The editors support and promote PSE by actively encouraging submissions in the academic and policy analysis communities, reviewing manuscripts, and organising annual conferences. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the general management of PSE, including the editorial decision process and day-to-day operational matters. The Co-editors advise the Editor-in-Chief on editorial issues and policies and assist her/him in strategic planning and the processing of materials for publication. The Associate Editors evaluate together with the Co-editors the merit of submitted manuscripts and reviews by other experts and coordinate conferences and seminars sponsored by PSE. Editor-in-Chief: Mihaela Bronić, Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb Co-editors: Dubravko Mihaljek, Croatian National Bank and Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb and Katarina Ott, Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb Associate editors: Branko Stanić and Bojan Morić Milovanović, Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb and Šime Smolić, Faculty of Economics and Business, Zagreb Copyeditor: Marina Nekić, Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb Layout editor: Martina Fabris, Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb Advisory Board members, nominated by the Editors and approved by the publisher, are prominent scholars from academic and policy research institutions. The Advisory Board members are appointed for four-year terms and may serve two full terms. The Advisory Board meets biennially with the editors to review the activities and publications of PSE, as well as plans and other strategic issues related to the journal. List of reviewersOver the years we have tried to attract good authors and highly competent reviewers. All submissions to PSE undergo a double-blind peer review. To thank reviewers of both published and unpublished papers for their decisive role in improving the quality of PSE, we continuously update the list of reviewers since 2019. We are of course also grateful to those who did the same in the preceding forty years of our journal's presence. | Call for papersfor regular issues of the journal Open constantly |
