Research Guides: Organizational Development & Leadership Research Guide: Leadership Journals

Top 23 Leadership Journals

The following publications have been recognized as top leadership journals. Click on a title to search for articles within that journal. Impact Factors (IF) from recent years are listed when available.

Academy of Management Journal
Full text available from 1958-present
-Impact Factor(2016) 7.417
Academy of Management Perspectives
Full text available from 1987-present
-Impact Factor(2012) 3.174
Academy of Management Review
Full text available from 1976-present
-Impact Factor(2011) 6.169
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The mission of the Academy of Management Review (AMR) is to publish new theoretical insights that advance our understanding of management and organizations.
Administrative Science Quarterly
Full text available from 1956-present
-Impact Factor(2016) 4.929
American Journal of Sociology
Full text available from 1895-2017.
American Sociological Review
Full text available from 1936-2023
California Management Review
Full text available from 1960-present
-Impact Factor(2009) 1.944
Harvard Business Review
Full text available from 1985-present
Human Relations
Full text available from 1947-2023
Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
-Full text available from 1965-2023
-Impact Factor(2010) 1.682
Journal of Applied Psychology
Full text available from 1917-present
-Impact Factor(2016) 4.130
Journal of Management
Full text available from 1975-2023
Journal of Management Inquiry
Full text available from 1992-2023
Journal of Management Studies
Full text available from 1997-2023
Journal of Organizational Change Management
Full text available from 1988-present
-Impact Factor(2016) 0.761

MIT Sloan Management Review
Full text available from 1980-present

OD Practitioner
Full text available online from 2009-present
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Full text available from 1993-present
Organizational Dynamics
Full text available from 1972-present
Organization Development Journal
Full text available from 1998-present
Organization Science
Full text available 1990-embargoed last five years -Impact Factor(2013) 3.807
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Online book series only available through 2022 v.29.
Strategic Management Journal
Full text available from 1980-2023
-Impact Factor(2016) 4.461

Additional Leadership Journals

Advances in Global Leadership (Emerald Book Series))
These are eBooks located in the BenU Library catalog. Click on title Advances in Global Leadership and scroll down to view volumes. Click on Available Online for access.
Business Ethics Quarterly
Online 1991-present
Gender in Management
Full text online 1992-present
Journal of Business Ethics
Full text available from 1982-present
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Online 1997-present
Journal of Leadership & Organization Development
Full text available from 1980-present
-Impact Factor(2016) 0.864
Journal of Leadership Studies
Full text available from 2007-2020
Journal of Positive Psychology
Full text available 2006-present
Journal of Values-Based Leadership
Full text available from 2008-2018
Leadership Quarterly
Full text available from 1995-present
Organizational Dynamics
Full text available from 1995-present
Small Group Research
Full text available from 1999-2017