Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Aims & Scope

Public and private sector organizations face ongoing pressure to streamline activities, foster innovation, improve efficiency and achieve demanding organizational objectives.

In this context, the ability of senior managers to understand the culture and dynamics of organizations and to deliver strong leadership during periods of transformation and change, could be the difference between organizational failure and success.

The journal explores the practical application of leadership and organization development theory in order to identify its relevance for managerial practice.

Leadership & Organization Development Journal focuses on the interpretation of research and how the results of research may be translated into practice.

It addresses a broad range of topics which are relevant to organizations and reflective of societal developments.

The journal supports interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of leadership and organization development and encourages original thinking which will contribute to knowledge and understanding in these areas.

LODJ strongly encourages articles based on empirical work founded on a strong literature base and which provide a basis for theoretical development to advance the field.

The journal has no methodological preference: papers on the continuum from quantitative data-based studies to qualitative case studies are equally welcome.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.117

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	89

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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 Business, Management and Accounting, 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.

• Transformational versus servant leadership: a difference in leader focus

  Citation: 588

  Authors: A., Robert F., Kathleen

• A review of servant leadership attributes: developing a practical model

  Citation: 568

  Authors: Robert F., A.

• Predictors of employees’ perceptions of knowledge sharing cultures

  Citation: 521

  Authors: Catherine E., E.

• A correlation of servant leadership, leader trust, and organizational trust

  Citation: 306

  Authors: Errol E., Bruce E.

• Transformational leadership and emotional intelligence: an exploratory study

  Citation: 298

  Authors: Julian, Frank, E.

• Emotional intelligence and its relationship to workplace performance outcomes of leadership effectiveness

  Citation: 294

  Authors: David, Joseph

• Ambidextrous leadership and team innovation

  Citation: 259

  Authors: Hannes, Kathrin

• Examining the relationship between leadership and emotional intelligence in senior level managers

  Citation: 259

  Authors: Lisa, Con

• The role of values in servant leadership

  Citation: 253

  Authors: Robert F.

• Development of the servant leadership assessment instrument

  Citation: 246

  Authors: Robert S., Mihai

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