Submission Guidelines

Appropriateness of Topic for JOLE

Articles should relate to both leadership and education, and should be balanced in their focus and emphasizing leadership and education. If you are uncertain about the appropriateness of your topic please review previous issues found in the JOLE archives.

Previous Publication, Journal Review, and Conference Presentation

JOLE does not accept submittals published previously or under review by another journal. By submitting their manuscript authors agree that the work has not been published and is not under review by any other journal. Submission of manuscripts previously published in ALE proceedings is acceptable. Similarly, prior presentation at a conference or concurrent consideration for presentation does not disqualify a manuscript from submission to JOLE.

Submitting an Article to JOLE

Papers are received by email only at jole@aged.tamu.edu. All submittals must be sent as a Word file with a cover memo indicating authors, affiliation, contact, proposed category, and confirmation of non-review status (see Previous Publication above). For this to be a truly blind process, please sanitize the manuscript by eliminating any identifying references within the article such as your institution, region or state. Submission deadlines are November 1 for the Winter issue and May 1 for the Summber issue.

Categories of Papers for JOLE

The journal solicits articles in four categories:

Please focus your article on a specific category and indicate with your cover email. Complete information about the categories is provided under Article Categories.

Review Process

Upon receipt of your paper the editor will send notice of receipt to the contact author. The editor will review the submittal for suitability for the journal and specific category. If not suitable the editor will provide guidance for the author. If suitable, the manuscript will be sent to the editorial review board at the end of the month. Authors should know the disposition of their manuscript within about 60 days.

How to Prepare to Write an Article for JOLE

A proven strategy is to review past issues of JOLE and read articles in the same category. First time authors are encouraged to closely review, even outline, other papers to understand the logic and flow of an acceptable paper in each category.

Write for a Professional and Academic Audience

JOLE articles are intended to demonstrate scholarship but are also expected to be readable and useful to a wide audience, including people who speak English as a second language. Hence, they must be written clearly without losing their scholarly value. See Style Guidelines for more ideas.