About the International Journal of Public Leadership
The International Journal of Public Leadership provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and insights on all aspects of leadership in the public sphere, including government, politics and civil society.
This journal was previously published as International Journal of Leadership in Public Services until 2014. Previous ISSN 1747-9886.
Calls for papers
There are currently no open calls for papers for this journal. New calls are posted as they become available.
Open access articles
May 22 2026
Anni M. Kyösti, Jenni Airaksinen
January 30 2026
Panagiotis Tsarouhas, Konstantinos Grigoriadis
January 13 2026
October 21 2025
Hendrik Marten Koolma
June 26 2025
Valdemar Erik Holt, Niklas Bolin et al.
Metrics snapshot
- 2025 Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate)
- 1.5
- Downloaded articles in the last 12 months
- 55997
Publication timeline
- Time to first decision
- 30.7 days
- Acceptance to publication
- 44 days
- Acceptance rate
- 17.7%
