Focus and Scope

The Journal of Administration and Secretarial Studies is a scholarly publication medium that focuses on the development of knowledge, research, and professional practices in the fields of office administration and secretarial studies. This journal aims to serve as a platform for academics, researchers, practitioners, and students to disseminate ideas, research findings, and conceptual studies relevant to the advancement of administrative science and the secretarial profession in responding to the dynamics of the modern workplace.

The scope of studies covered by this journal includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

• Modern office administration, records and archives management, and office information systems.
• Public administration and office services, including governmental administration, office-based public services, e-government, information technology-based public services, bureaucratic reform, and administration in education and healthcare sectors
• The secretarial profession, the strategic role of secretaries within organizations, and secretarial competencies and skills in the digital era.
• Business communication and correspondence, professional ethics, and working relationships between secretaries, executives, and organizational partners..
• Office technology, administrative digitalization, the use of information technology-based applications, and the implementation of Electronic Records Management (ERM).
• Office human resource management, soft skills development, and competency enhancement for secretaries.
• Studies on service excellence, protocol, and public relations within the context of secretarial practices.
• Innovation and emerging trends in vocational education in office administration and secretarial studies, including English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in administrative fields.
• Event, meeting, and protocol administration, including meeting management and minute-taking, organizational event administration, and official travel management.