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Journal of School Leadership Template

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About the Journal of School Leadership format

Journal of School Leadership is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion, Educational Assessment and Improvement.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of School Leadership, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inTeacher Education and Leadership Studies Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Educational Assessment and Improvement Parental Involvement in Education School Choice and Performance
ISSN1052-6846
Citation impact (2-yr)0.8
h-index60
i10-index517
Total citations20,659
Top institutions publishing hereInstitute of Educational Policy
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Journal of School Leadership per year

40
2014
44
2015
36
2016
32
2017
32
2018
51
2019
38
2020
20
2021
26
2022
27
2023
24
2024
31
2025

Citation impact of Journal of School Leadership by publication year

651
2014
472
2015
429
2016
476
2017
371
2018
645
2019
399
2020
451
2021
198
2022
120
2023
41
2024
21
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of School Leadership

Five Faces of Trust: An Empirical Confirmation in Urban Elementary Schools

Wayne K. Hoy, Megan Tschannen‐Moran · 1 May 1999

After an extensive review of the literature on trust, a multi-faceted definition of faculty trust was developed at three organizational levels: trust in principal, trust in colleagues, and trust in clients. Along with a general willingness to risk vulnerability, five faces of trust emerged: benevolence, reliability, competence, honesty, and openness. This conceptual formulation of faculty…

Educational Leadership and Social Justice: Practice into Theory

İra Bogotch · 1 Mar 2002

In this article Dewey's conceptions of theory and practice provide a conceptual framework for understanding the moral and political possibilities of educational leadership. Specifically, the differences among craft knowledge, professional reflective practice, and intellectual activities are discussed. Through the use of historical illustrations, two educational leadership paths demonstrate connections between educational leadership and social justice.…

Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Schools and Its Relationship to School Climate

Michael F. DiPaola, Megan Tschannen‐Moran · 1 Sep 2001

Within effective organizations employees often go beyond formal job responsibilities, performing nonmandatory tasks with no expectation of recognition or compensation. Therefore, it is important to learn more about how organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) can be cultivated. In this study a new measure of OCB, which is useful in exploring how this construct functions in K–12…

The New Instructional Leadership: Creating Data-Driven Instructional Systems in School

Richard Halverson, Jeffrey Grigg, Reid Prichett et al. · 1 Mar 2007

The recent press for high-stakes accountability has challenged school leaders to use data to guide the practices of teaching and learning. This article considers how local school leaders build data-driven instructional systems to systematically improve student learning. Such systems are presented as a framework involving data acquisition, data reflection, program alignment and integration, program design,…

Changing the Culture of Schools: Professional Community, Organizational Learning, and Trust

Karen Seashore Louis · 1 Sep 2006

The theme of this special issue of the Journal of School Leadership involves teachers’ professional learning communities. It is satisfying to see a major journal in educational leadership focus on a problem that was seen only dimly two decades ago. This contribution examines the antecedents and underlying research traditions that have culminated in the strong…

Journal of School Leadership template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of School Leadership format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of School Leadership template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Journal of School Leadership use?
Journal of School Leadership uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of School Leadership, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Journal of School Leadership?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Journal of School Leadership document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes Journal of School Leadership?
Journal of School Leadership is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Journal of School Leadership template matches SAGE's official submission format.
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