Journal of Educational Administration

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Educational Administration, founded in 1963, was the first international refereed journal in the field of educational leadership and management.

From its inception, the JEA has sought to publish research on educational administration conducted across diverse political, economic and socio-cultural contexts.

Indeed, publications featured in JEA have both anticipated and traced the evolution of educational administration into a global field of research and practice.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.818

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	75

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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 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.

• Leadership for learning: lessons from 40 years of empirical research

  Citation: 548

  Authors: Philip

• The effects of transformational leadership on organizational conditions and student engagement with school

  Citation: 413

  Authors: Kenneth, Doris

• Collaboration and the need fortrust

  Citation: 352

  Authors: Megan

• Distributed leadership: according to the evidence

  Citation: 298

  Authors: Alma

• Cyberbullying: causes, effects, and remedies

  Citation: 231

  Authors: Dianne L., Sidney N.

• Effective instructional leadership

  Citation: 220

  Authors: Joseph, Jo

• The configuration of the university image and its relationship with the satisfaction of students

  Citation: 215

  Authors: Asunción, Gonzalo, Pedro J.

• The future of distributed leadership

  Citation: 214

  Authors: Peter

• Principals' leadership and teachers' motivation

  Citation: 212

  Authors: Ori, Guy

• Relationships in reform: the role of teachers' social networks

  Citation: 210

  Authors: Alan J., Nienke M., Jose M., Peggy

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