The Journal of Public Affairs Education is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of public administration education that is published by Routledge on behalf of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration.

[2] Initially published in coordination with the American Society for Public Administration's Section on Public Administration Education (SPAE), the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) began discussions in 1996 on sponsoring the journal.

[3] In the fall of 1997, Frederickson transferred ownership of the journal to NASPAA.

Despite the change in name and ownership, the journal has continued to maintain a loose affiliation with SPAE.

[4] From 1997, the journal was published by NASPAA; since January 2018 production and distribution were moved to Routledge.