Management in Education

Aims & Scope

Management in Education provides a forum for debate and discussion covering all aspects of educational management.

We therefore welcome a range of articles from those dealing with day-to-day management to those related to national policy issues.

Our peer-review policy helps to enhance the range and quality of the articles accepted supporting those new to publication and those who are more experienced authors.

We publish research findings, opinion pieces and individual stories and our contributors come from all sectors of education.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3
2024	2.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.475

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	29

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12095

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	211

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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 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.

• Distributed leadership through the looking glass

  Citation: 229

  Authors: Alma, James

• Distributed leadership in practice

  Citation: 163

  Authors: Alma, John

• School leadership and management from a distributed perspective

  Citation: 134

  Authors: John B, James P

• Why are there so few female leaders in higher education

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Sue

• Preparation and induction for school principals

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Tony

• Using the balanced scorecard as a performance management tool in higher education

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Mark Anthony

• Leadership and intersectionality

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Pontso, Kay, Elizabeth

• Introduction: ‘embedded research’ as an approach into academia for emerging researchers

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Ruth, Maija

• Leadership in schools facing challenging circumstances

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Alma, Christopher

• School leaders as change agents: Do principals have the tools they need?

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Karen S

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