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Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies
Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 11.9), ABDC A, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Sage Publications.
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Quick answers
Is Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2008–present (also 1996–1999), best quartile Q1, CiteScore 11.9.
What quartile is Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies in Scopus?
Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies is Q1 in Sociology and Political Science (rank 21 of 1530), Q1 in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (rank 18 of 254) and Q1 in Business and International Management (rank 46 of 456), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 5 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies?
Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 11.9, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 98th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.539, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 74.
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,900 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies is published by Sage Publications. Its print ISSN is 1548-0518 and its online ISSN is 1939-7089.
Is Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Strategy, management and organisational behaviour.
Is Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies has an h-index of 110 and a 2-year mean of 5.18 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 11.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #34 of 1,478 Scopus journals in Sociology and Political Science.
110
h-index
5.18
2-yr mean citations
622
i10-index
803
works indexed
48,010
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,900
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2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#34 of 1,478Top 3%Sociology and Political Science
#29 of 250Top 12%Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
#58 of 424Top 14%Business and International Management
Papers published per year
Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies published 24 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 47. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorManagement and Organizational StudiesGender Diversity and InequalityWorkplace Spirituality and Leadership
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies? — latest 99 articles, 2022–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from United States (31.9%), China (12.7%) and Australia (8.9%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (2.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers2 · 2.5 per 1,000 papers
Problematic Paper Screener flagsNone flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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