This research aims to identify what the international scientific literature shows on the topic of Public Policy Performance Assessment, enabling the construction of knowledge in research and identifying gaps for future research on the topic. For this , this research with a qualitative approach , used the ProKnow -C tool for selection and analysis of the characteristics defined by the authors. Based on 31 articles of the Portfolio, we could identify the Public Administration Review journals, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Public Administration and Australian Journal of Public Administration as the most relevant by the number of publications of Portfolio. Of the 59 authors, two each have two publications: Carolyn J. Heinrich and Donald P. Moynihan . Agency theory was the most used by the authors as the basis of Performance Evaluation. The studies used the Public Policy Performance Assessment to analyze compliance, or not, indicators and process goals. The identified gaps were little occurrence of research that focus on the theory of stakeholders and surveys measuring the impact and the effectiveness of public policies. For the advancement of research related to the evaluation of the Public Policy Assessment, suggest the extension of studies that target all stakeholders and impact assessment of public policies, with a view to proposing improvements of government actions.