The Journal of Public Policy and Society also known as JPPS is a peer reviewed and open access academic journal published by the Center for Border and Coastal Studies at Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta. The journal aims to advance theoretical empirical and practical knowledge about the relationships among public policy governance and society. It provides an interdisciplinary forum for scholars researchers policy makers practitioners and civil society actors to publish original research critical perspectives and evidence based analyses. The scope includes public policy formulation implementation monitoring and evaluation. It also includes public administration governance bureaucracy institutional reform public service delivery electronic government digital governance policy innovation decentralization regional autonomy local governance development planning social welfare health education population gender disability inclusion democracy citizenship community participation civil society policy communication border studies coastal studies maritime policy environmental policy natural resource policy climate policy disaster policy political economy sustainable development poverty reduction community empowerment regulatory governance human rights social justice and comparative international and cross border policy challenges.