International Journal of Leadership in Education

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Leadership in Education is a forum for theoretical and practical discussions of educational leadership.

The Journal presents: cutting-edge writing on educational leadership, including instructional supervision, curriculum and teaching development, staff development, educational administration and more; an alternative voice: reports of alternative theoretical perspectives, alternative methodologies, and alternative experiences of leadership; a broad definition of leadership, including teachers-as-leaders, shared governance, site-based decision making, and community-school collaborations; an international medium for the publication of theoretical and practical discussions of educational leadership, across a range of approaches, as these relate to ethical, political, epistemological and philosophical issues; a forum for researchers and 'practitioner-researchers' to consider conceptual, methodological, and practical issues in a range of professional and service settings and sectors.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5
2024	2.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.809

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6677

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	960

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Business, Management and Accounting and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The effects of school culture and climate on student achievement

  Citation: 315

  Authors: Angus J., Doris L., Steve

• The emotional politics of teaching and teacher development: with implications for educational leadership

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Andy

• Democratic leadership: drawing distinctions with distributed leadership

  Citation: 170

  Authors: PHILIP A.

• How teacher leaders influence others and understand their leadership

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Janet C., Sarah V.

• Transformational leadership and innovation: the mediating role of knowledge sharing amongst higher education faculty

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Sawasn, Ibrahim, Jonathan

• The emotions of educational leadership: breaking the silence

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Brenda R.

• Leadership, radical student engagement and the necessity of person‐centred education

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Michael

• Distributed leadership: conceptual confusion and empirical reticence

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Alma

• Leadership as pedagogy, capital development and school effectiveness

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Thomas J.

• School leadership in the context of accountability policies

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Kenneth

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