Journal of Research on Leadership Education
Published by SAGE
eISSN : 1942-7751
Abbreviation : J. Res. Leadersh. Educ.
Aims & Scope
The Journal of Research on Leadership Education (JRLE), an electronic peer-reviewed journal, seeks to promote and disseminate rigorous scholarship and provide an international venue across multiple disciplines and contexts to inform the field of educational leadership.
We strongly encourage submissions such as: Innovative approaches and techniques for leadership preparation pedagogy, programs, and professional development Research on leadership preparation pedagogy, programs, and professional development, including evaluation of impacts and outcomes (e.g., student learning) Thorough and critical reviews that stimulate lively, thoughtful, topical, practical, and controversial discussion Analysis of current policy trends influencing leadership preparation and development (e.g., political and contextual issues that impact leadership education such as state changes in teacher and principal evaluation systems, impact of Common Core Standards on programs, and/or other timely and relevant policy topics) Inclusion of student voice through such mechanisms as the newly formed UCEA Graduate Student Council organization International and comparative studies of leadership preparation pedagogy, programs, and professional development.
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Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.6 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 9075 |
Journal Citation Indicator
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 154 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.636 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Q2 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 |
Impact Factor Trend
Abstracting & Indexing
Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.
Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.