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 submissions 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. Prior presentation at a conference or concurrent consideration for presentation does not disqualify a manuscript from submission to JOLE.

Submitting an Article to JOLE

Submissions are received via the JOLE FastTrack site at http://jole.expressacademic.org/login.php

All submissions must be uploaded as a Word file. 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. JOLE uses a rolling (ongoing) deadline; accepted submissions will be published within 18 months.

Categories of Papers for JOLE

The journal solicits articles in four categories:

Complete information about the categories is provided under Article Categories.

Review Process

Upon uploading of a manuscript the contact author will receive email confirmation.  The editor will review the submission for suitability for the journal and specific category.  If not suitable the editor will provide guidance for the author.  Authors will only receive editor guidance twice before a manuscript will be deemed terminally unsuitable for publication in JOLE.  If suitable, the manuscript will be sent to members of the editorial review board.  Authors should know the disposition of their manuscript within approximately 60 days of receipt.