ISSN 2164-1102 Journal of Educational Leadership in Action A global platform for ongoing dialogue in research based practice of educational leadership

Mission: To provide an open-access, reader-centered, interactive forum for presentation and discussion of peer-reviewed educational research in a broad array of contexts

This journal accepts manuscripts throughout the year. New manuscripts will be published during the fall/winter semesters. See below for upcoming themes. All work must be submitted by email at ela@lindenwood.edu and should be addressed to the editor, Lynda Leavitt. Please place the applicable theme in the subject line.

Quantitative/Qualitative/Mixed Methods/Action Research/High Level Program Evaluation or Implementation/Critical Analysis/Current Issue Papers/Book Reviews/other types of submissions are welcomed, papers inclusive of embedded links are also acceptable and welcomed.

After acceptance the author must submit a two to three minute original video addressing their article, creativity is important. The author will be responsible for a release form should someone else other than the author be involved in the video. Once the manuscript has been accepted the author(s) should begin creating the video following criteria listed. Send to Associate Editor, Multimedia: Yvonne Gibbs, ygibbs@lindenwood.edu. A video submission deadline will be included in the manuscript acceptance letter.

Authors of accepted submissions agree to participate in an interactive blog with ELA readers regarding their research while the particular issue is online. This will allow readers to ask the author questions related to their research/paper/book review.

Inappropriate blog comments will be deleted at the discretion of the editor.

Seeking Readers: If you are interested in becoming a reader for ELA, please email Lynda Leavitt, EdD Editor, at ela@lindenwood.edu.

The editors at ELA welcome suggestions not on the list. Associate Editors review all manuscripts utilizing the criteria below:

• Relevance to Educational Leadership and the mission of ELA
• Links to the current literature
• Methodology
• Results
• Discussion

Submissions will be blind-reviewed and feedback will be given to both the author and the editor. After the review process is completed the author will receive one of the following decisions by email:

Accept Submission- the manuscript is accepted as is with no further editing needed.

Revisions Required- the manuscript is accepted after suggested edits have been made.

Decline Submission- the manuscript is not suitable for publication in ELA.

Book Reviews and Essays:

Book reviews are accepted in both manuscript and multimedia. If choosing to send a multimedia book review, authors are expected to follow submission processes for a multimedia author video. Contact Lynda Leavitt, Editor, ela@lindenwood.edu for details.

Essays are accepted in manuscript form only and will need to abide by the following manuscript specifications:
Minimum of 5 pages, single spaced/2500 words
APA 6th edition only
Times Roman 12
1 inch margins

Plagiarism:

Plagiarism is taken very seriously at Lindenwood University and the Journal of Educational Leadership in Action. All manuscripts submitted to ELA must be the author’s original work. If there is evidence that the work is not original, the editor will notify the author and the manuscript will be denied publication. If the editors become aware of plagiarism after the work was published the manuscript will be removed from the online journal and any archives if applicable.

Copyright Notice:

Authors hold the copyright to any article they publish in Journal of Educational Leadership in Action. Credit as original publisher should be given to ELA if reprints are made and include the URL of the ELA publication. Anyone can copy any article(s) found within ELA as along as credit is given and copies of the article are not sold.

Editor: Lynda Leavitt, Ed.D.
Assistant to the Editor: Erin Lee Kalkbrenner
Associate Editor, Research, Evaluation, and Measurement: Sherrie Wisdom, EdD
Associate Editor, Content and Creativity: Beth Kania-Gosche, PhD
Associate Editor, Multimedia: Yvonne Gibbs, MA
Dean, School of Education, Lindenwood University: Cynthia Bice, EdD

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