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Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1939-7089

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.539

H-Indexi

108

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.765

Total Worksi

783

Total Citationsi

46,309

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Management; Psychology, Applied; Business and International Management; Management Science and Operations Research; Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management; Sociology and Political Science; Strategy and Management.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications783

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1939-7089

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.5k

2019

659

2020

980

2021

788

2022

404

2023

181

2024

109

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Business and International ManagementQ1

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ1

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ManagementPsychology, Applied

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceStrategy and ManagementOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementManagement Science and Operations ResearchBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorManagement and Organizational StudiesGender Diversity and InequalityWorkplace Spirituality and LeadershipEmotional Intelligence and PerformanceCultural Differences and ValuesSocial and Intergroup PsychologyInnovation and Knowledge ManagementManagement Theory and PracticeEthics in Business and Education

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Is Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies?

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.67.

Is Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.