Aims and Scope

The International Journal of the Pursuit of Excellence in Leadership (IJPEL) is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing research in school and educational leadership, management, governance, supervision, and organisational processes within formal educational institutions.

The journal primarily focuses on leadership and management in K–12 schools, early childhood education, and related educational settings. IJPEL aims to contribute to both theoretical development and practice-informed research in educational leadership and administration. The journal values studies grounded in robust theoretical frameworks and supported by methodological rigour, offering meaningful implications for school improvement, educational policy, and leadership practice at national and international levels.

While studies may be situated within specific national or regional contexts, submissions must demonstrate broader theoretical relevance and contribute to international scholarly debates in educational leadership. Descriptive studies lacking conceptual or analytical depth fall outside the scope of the journal.

IJPEL primarily publishes manuscripts in Turkish and English.

Publisher Information

The International Journal of the Pursuit of Excellence in Leadership (IJPEL) is published by ELA Publishing (ELA Akademi Yayıncılık), an independent academic publishing entity.

The publisher operates independently from the journal’s editorial board and affiliated academic institutions. Editorial and peer-review responsibilities are overseen by the Editor-in-Chief (Dr. Adem Beyhan), while ELA Publishing is responsible for journal management, digital infrastructure, online hosting, archiving, and publication services.

This separation ensures editorial independence, transparency in the peer-review process, and adherence to international publishing ethics and standards.

Areas of Interest

IJPEL welcomes original empirical studies (qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods), theoretical and conceptual papers, comparative research, and methodological contributions within the following areas:

Educational and School Leadership: Leadership approaches in education, leadership for school effectiveness and improvement, strategic leadership and decision-making in schools, leadership in K–12 and early childhood education, comparative and cross-cultural studies in educational leadership

Educational Management, Governance, and Supervision: school administration and management practices, policy and administration in education, educational supervision, inspection, and quality assurance, sustainable and strategic management in schools

Organisational Dynamics in Educational Organizations: Organisational behaviour, culture and climate in schools, organisational change and reform educational settings, organisational learning and innovation in education

Professional Learning and Leadership Development: Professional development of school leaders, leadership preparation and development, teacher leadership and collaborative leadership models, leadership capacity building in educational organisations

Theoretical and Methodological Contributions: Theory development in educational leadership, model development and validation studies, comparative and cross-national research designs, advanced quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches