History

The Revista do Serviço Público (RSP), published by the National School of Public Administration (Enap), is the oldest scientific journal in continuous circulation in Brazil, with its trajectory beginning in 1937. Its first issue was published in November 1937 by the Federal Council of the Civil Public Service, a precursor to the Administrative Department of the Public Service (DASP).

After a period of interruption (1975 to 1980), its publication was resumed by the Foundation for the Training of Public Servants (FUNCEP) and, following another interruption (1990 to 1993), it began to be published by Enap.

From the 2000s onward, RSP was restructured as a scientific journal, expanding its contribution to academic debate.

Since its creation, the Journal has followed the transformations of the Brazilian State and society, consolidating itself as a qualified space for reflection and debate on public policies, government management, and public administration. This historical longevity, combined with its capacity for continuous renewal, gives RSP a unique role in disseminating scientific knowledge applied to the public sector.

Over more than eight decades, RSP has built a robust and diverse collection, bringing together articles that address central themes in public administration, such as innovation, governance, policy evaluation, public finance, human resource management, and digital transformation. The Journal adopts a double-blind peer review process, ensuring scientific quality, impartiality, and methodological rigor. In addition, it maintains a regular publication schedule, has a qualified editorial board, and adopts clear policies on ethics, open access, and guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence to ensure that research is conducted with the support of new technologies.

In recent years, the Journal has strengthened its open science policy and its principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA), encouraging the participation of diverse profiles of researchers and expanding its social relevance.

RSP is classified as A3 in CAPES’ unified Qualis system (2020).