School Leadership & Management

Editors-in-Chief: Alma Harris and Michelle Jones

2024 Impact Factor: 3.3
5 Year Impact Factor: 5.3

School Leadership & Management (SLM) is a leading international, peer-reviewed journal at the forefront of research on education, leadership, and management. SLM serves as a trusted forum for high-quality scholarship that shapes thinking, policy, and practice in school leadership and educational organizations worldwide.

SLM invites original and insightful research that engages both academic and professional communities. We prioritize work that is methodologically rigorous, conceptually strong, and grounded in real-world relevance. With a broad interdisciplinary scope encompassing the Arts and Humanities, Business, Management, and Accounting, SLM reflects the evolving and complex nature of leadership and management in educational settings.

Online
ESSN: 1364-2626
Publisher: Brill

Print Only
ISSN: 1363-2634

Articles

Volume: 45 (2025)

Volume: 44 (2024)

Volume: 43 (2023)

Editors-in-Chief
Alma Harris, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
Michelle Jones, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK

Editorial Board:
Donnie Adams, University of Melbourne, Australia
Ingileif Ástvaldsdóttir, University of Iceland, Iceland
Cecilia Azorín, University of Murcia, Spain
Darren Bryant, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Mark Brundrett, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Carol Campbell, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada
Paul Campbell, University of Glasgow, UK
Amanda Datnow, University of California, San Diego, USA
Clive Dimmock, University of Glasgow, UK
Stephen Dinham, University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr Karen Edge, UCL Centre for Educational Leadership
Michael Fullan, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada
Isak Froumin, Moscow School of Higher Economics, Russia
Andy Hargreaves, Lynch School of Education, Boston College, USA
Philip Hallinger, Mahidol University, Thailand
David Hopkins, University of Bolton, UK
Stephan Huber, PH Zug, Switzerland
Eithne Hughes, Association of School and College Leaders, UK
Matt Hutt, University of South Wales, UK
John Chi-Kin Lee, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Kenneth Leithwood, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada
Gerry Mac Ruairc, NUI Galway, Ireland
Margery McMahaon, University of Glasgow, UK
Ann McIntyre, University of Sydney, Australia
Leif Moos, Danish University of Education, Denmark
Daniel Muijs, University of Southampton, UK
Bill Mulford, University of Tasmania, Australia
Joseph Murphy, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, USA
Bambang Sumintono, Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
Pak Tee Ng, National Institute of Education, Singapore
Dong Nguyen, University of Durham, UK
John Novak, Brock University, Canada
Petros Pashiardis, Open University of Cyprus
Vivienne Porritt, Education Consultant, Co-founder and National leader of WomenEd, Chair of Governers
Pasi Sahlberg, University of Southern Cross, Australia
Lyn Sharrat, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada
Dennis Shirley, Lynch School of Education, Boston College, USA
Guri Skedsmo, University of Olslo, Norway
BetsAnn Smith, Michigan State University, Canada
Andrea Stringer, Sydney, Australia
John Smyth, University of Ballarat, Australia
James P Spillane, Northwestern University, USA
Nicola Sum, Monash University, Australia
Paulo Volante Beach, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile
Allan Walker, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Yong Zhao, University of Kansas, USA and University of Melbourne, Australia

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    School Leadership & Management

    Editors-in-Chief: Alma Harris and Michelle Jones

    2024 Impact Factor: 3,3
    5 Year Impact Factor: 5,3

    School Leadership & Management (SLM) is a leading international, peer-reviewed journal at the forefront of research on education, leadership, and management. SLM serves as a trusted forum for high-quality scholarship that shapes thinking, policy, and practice in school leadership and educational organizations worldwide.

    SLM invites original and insightful research that engages both academic and professional communities. We prioritize work that is methodologically rigorous, conceptually strong, and grounded in real-world relevance. With a broad interdisciplinary scope encompassing the Arts and Humanities, Business, Management, and Accounting, SLM reflects the evolving and complex nature of leadership and management in educational settings.