Ed Leadership Review

Education Leadership Review

Education Leadership Review (ELR) is a peer-reviewed journal of the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL) that showcases rigorous scholarship on P–20 educational leadership and school improvement. Published annually each fall, ELR features empirical research, conceptual analyses, and practitioner-focused articles that address diversity, equity, leadership preparation, and the theory–practice nexus in educational leadership. The journal seeks manuscripts that advance the knowledge base, report exemplary research and research practices, and unpack the complex challenges facing educational leaders and leadership preparation programs today.

Education Leadership Review is indexed in ERIC and EBSCO (ISSN is 1532-0723).

Kenneth Young, Editor
Tarleton University
Casey Graham Brown, Associate Editor
Sam Houston State University

ISSN 1532-0723
2025 Fall Issue: Volume 26, Number 1

Also, please check out our special edition from the ICPEL Justic, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) committee:
Special Issue: Volume 25, Number 1 - JEDI
Editors: Kelly Brown, Noni Mendoza-Reis and Robert A. Martin

Submission Info

Submit manuscripts here.

The Education Leadership Review publishes one issue per year in the fall and will accept submissions for consideration annually until September 1.

Submissions should be approximately 25 pages including references formatted in Microsoft Word. Manuscripts, including references, must follow the guidelines of the 7th Edition of the APA Manual to be considered.

Tables should be formatted with the Insert Table command in Word, and placed in the text at the appropriate location. Do not separate tables and figures from the text and do not send them as separate files.

ICPEL ELR seeks manuscripts that:

1-address the issues of diversity and improved school effectiveness
2-expand the intellectual boundaries and content of the knowledge base in educational leadership
3-demonstrate the linkage between practice and theory
4-promote greater understanding of issues of professionalism
5-unpack complex issues of improving leadership and leadership preparation
6-report exemplary research practices and/or research

Manuscripts for review must be submitted through the ICPEL FastTrack system - http://icpel.expressacademic.org/login.php, a fully automated web-based manuscript management and tracking service that speeds up the review process, improves the quality of reviews, and enhances the experience of authors, reviewers, and editors while eliminating the need for administrative and other support staff.

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