About the Journal

 

Journal of Digital Governance (JODIGO) is an international peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing research on digital governance, public innovation, digital policy, institutional transformation, and the relationship between technology and society. The journal provides an interdisciplinary platform for researchers, policymakers, public administrators, legal scholars, information-system specialists, and other professionals examining how digital technologies reshape governance, public institutions, regulation, public services, and civic life.

JODIGO publishes theoretical, empirical, institutional, regulatory, managerial, technological, and policy-oriented studies addressing digital government, artificial intelligence governance, data governance, platform regulation, public-sector transformation, GovTech, smart governance, digital participation, algorithmic accountability, digital inclusion, and other contemporary developments affecting governance in the digital era.

The journal particularly welcomes manuscripts that move beyond descriptions of technology and critically examine how digital systems influence institutions, decision-making, accountability, public value, regulation, citizen participation, organizational capacity, inclusion, and societal transformation. JODIGO encourages studies from diverse national and international contexts with clear conceptual, analytical, empirical, or policy contributions.

Journal Identity
Digital Governance  ·  Public Innovation  ·  Digital Policy  ·  Technology and Society
Advancing Governance and Public Innovation in the Digital Era

Focus and Scope

Journal of Digital Governance publishes original research articles, review papers, conceptual studies, comparative research, empirical investigations, institutional analyses, and policy-oriented contributions addressing the transformation of governance, institutions, regulation, and public services in increasingly digital societies. The journal particularly welcomes manuscripts within the following areas:

1. Digital Governance and Public Administration
Digital government, e-government, smart governance, digital public services, digital bureaucracy, public-sector transformation, administrative innovation, institutional capacity, interoperability, public-sector information systems, digital public infrastructure, digital identity, government platforms, and technology-enabled governance.
2. Digital Policy, Regulation and Institutional Governance
Digital policy, artificial intelligence governance, algorithmic governance, data governance, platform regulation, cybersecurity governance, privacy policy, digital rights, regulatory innovation, digital identity governance, institutional reform, technology regulation, accountability, transparency, and governance of emerging technologies.
3. Public Innovation and Digital Transformation
Public-sector innovation, GovTech, smart cities, civic technology, digital transformation strategies, public service innovation, digital leadership, organizational change, innovation ecosystems, collaborative governance, cross-sector partnerships, public value, evidence-based policymaking, and digital institutional transformation.
4. Technology, Society and Democratic Governance
Digital participation, e-democracy, digital citizenship, public trust, social media and governance, misinformation and public institutions, digital inclusion, digital inequality, digital divide, algorithmic accountability, technology ethics, digital surveillance, civic engagement, and societal impacts of digital governance.
Interdisciplinary Studies: JODIGO welcomes interdisciplinary research involving public administration, political science, public policy, law, information systems, management, economics, sociology, communication, artificial intelligence, smart cities, digital humanities, and related fields when the manuscript demonstrates a clear contribution to governance, public institutions, regulation, public policy, public services, accountability, participation, or societal transformation.
Scope Note: Manuscripts focused primarily on computer science, software engineering, machine learning, networking, cybersecurity technology, blockchain architecture, or other purely technical topics should demonstrate a substantive contribution to governance, public policy, regulation, public institutions, public services, accountability, participation, or social impact to be considered within the scope of the journal.
JODIGO Perspective: The journal is interested not only in what digital technologies can do, but also in how they reshape institutions, regulation, public value, accountability, decision-making, participation, and the relationship between government and society.