Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Aims & Scope

Nonprofit Management and Leadership (NML) publishes the field's best conceptual advances in understanding management, leadership, or governance of private nonprofit organizations.

Each issue of NML offers readers the authoritative insights of top scholars on the common concerns of nonprofit managers, leaders, and boards in all private nonprofit settings, including social services, the arts, education, foundations, community development, religion, and member associations.

The journal publishes full research monographs up to 10,000 words, and research notes up to 5,500 words.

All research methods and approaches are welcome, so long as authors can articulate substantial advances in knowledge relevant to the field and implications for practice.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	3.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.208

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	69

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3516

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	515

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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.

• The legitimacy of social enterprise

  Citation: 741

  Authors: Raymond

• Strategic Performance Measurement and Management in Nonprofit Organizations

  Citation: 494

  Authors: Robert S.

• Making sense of accountability: Conceptual perspectives for northern and southern nonprofits

  Citation: 303

  Authors: Alnoor

• The Four C's of Government Third Sector‐Government Relations

  Citation: 259

  Authors: Adil

• Exploring the association between board and organizational performance in nonprofit organizations

  Citation: 258

  Authors: William A.

• Advancing nonprofit organizational effectiveness research and theory: Nine theses

  Citation: 234

  Authors: Robert D., David O.

• Volunteers' motivations: A functional strategy for the recruitment, placement, and retention of volunteers

  Citation: 226

  Authors: E. Gil, Mark, Robert

• Transformational leadership, organizational culture, and innovativeness in nonprofit organizations

  Citation: 220

  Authors: Kristina

• Predicting the Financial Vulnerability of Charitable Organizations

  Citation: 195

  Authors: Janet S., John M.

• Mission Impossible?: Measuring Success in Nonprofit Organizations

  Citation: 185

  Authors: John C., David

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