
Academic Journal
Q2Nonprofit Policy Forum
About Nonprofit Policy Forum
Nonprofit Policy Forum is a scholarly journal published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.426 and H-index of 21.
Coverage: 2010-2026. Research categories: Public Administration (Q2); Sociology and Political Science (Q2); Economics and Econometrics (Q3).
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Topics in published research
Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering; Religion, Society, and Development; Public Policy and Administration Research; Community Development and Social Impact; Social Capital and Networks; Social Policy and Reform Studies.
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Recent Research Articles
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Yingjie Zhao, Jing Ge
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2026-07-09 · DOI: 10.1515/npf-2025-0020Organizational Advocacy in South Korean Nonprofits: Exploring the Dynamic Loop of Nonprofit Advocacy Activities
Bok Gyo Jeong, Sung-Ju Kim, Jung Ah (Claire) Yun, Sarah Mack et al.
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Monica Lea, Tara Kolar Bryan, Vladimir Hyánek
2026-06-15 · DOI: 10.1515/npf-2025-0061Policy Brief on the Draft Association Act, 2025 of Nepal
Dipendra KC
2026-06-03 · DOI: 10.1515/npf-2025-0054From Nonprofit to Commercial Entity: An International NGO’s Transformation Under Authoritarian Institutional Pressure in China
Jiancheng Gu
2026-05-20 · DOI: 10.1515/npf-2024-0061Deviance and Convention in Organizational Life: A Focus on Nonprofit Organization
Carl Milofsky
2026-05-19 · DOI: 10.1515/npf-2024-0006Shifting Focus: The Impacts of Neoliberalism on Australian Nonprofit Advocacy
Mark Riboldi
2026-07-16 · DOI: 10.1515/npf-2024-0066Philanthropic Foundations Strategizing Towards Sustainable Development Goals: Systematic Review, Framework Proposal and Policy Implications
Marta Rey-Garcia, Rosane Dal Magro
2026-03-17 · DOI: 10.1515/npf-2025-0005When Demand Mixes and Matches with Supply: A Configurational Analysis of Nonprofit Sector Density in China
Jiahuan Lu, Bin Chen, Qiang Dong
2026-02-17 · DOI: 10.1515/npf-2025-0006Rethinking the Nature of Civil Society Under Authoritarianism
Zheng Zhang
2026-02-06 · DOI: 10.1515/npf-2025-0070Book Review: Building a Pro-Black World Moving Beyond DE&I Work and Creating Spaces for Black People to Thrive
Christopher Corbett
2026-01-30 · DOI: 10.1515/npf-2025-0045Introduction to the Special Issue on The Future of Nonprofit Regulation in the U.S.: Context, Commentary, and Contemplations
Cindy M. Lott, Elizabeth T. Boris
2026-02-09 · DOI: 10.1515/npf-2026-0002Advancing an Understanding of the Regulatory Environments in which Nonprofits Operate Through the Creation and Digitization of an Open-Source Legal Compendium of Nonprofit Law
Teresa D. Harrison, Jesse Lecy, Mary L. Shelly
2026-02-09 · DOI: 10.1515/npf-2025-0013Can Nongovernmental Regulation Resolve NGO Trust Deficits? Policy Considerations for the United States
Mary Kay Gugerty, George E. Mitchell
2026-02-09 · DOI: 10.1515/npf-2024-0052Preface to the Special Issue: The Future of Nonprofit Regulation in the U.S.
Alan J. Abramson
2026-02-09 · DOI: 10.1515/npf-2026-0004Reviews
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