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Educational Management Administration and Leadership

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1741-1440

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.711

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SNIP

2.965

Total Works

1,478

Total Citations

43,854

2yr Mean Citedness

2.44

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on educational leadership, management, and administration. It explores various leadership models, including instructional, distributed, transformational, and culturally responsive leadership, and their impact on teacher practices, student achievement, and school climate. The journal also examines leadership in crisis situations, the role of middle leaders, and the influence of cultural and contextual factors on leadership effectiveness. Additionally, it addresses themes such as social justice leadership, principal well-being, and the dark side of leadership in educational settings.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 86 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,478

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1741-1440

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ1

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Strategy and ManagementEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesCollaborative Teaching and InclusionEducational Assessment and ImprovementEducational and Psychological AssessmentsParental Involvement in EducationEducation Systems and PolicyEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentGender Diversity and InequalityGlobal Educational Policies and ReformsOrganizational Learning and Leadership