Journal of Leadership Studies

We are pleased to report that Journal of Leadership Studies has been awarded an Award in the category of Special Section by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASPBE). Founded in 1964, ASPBE is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors and writers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press. ASPBE is widely known for its annual Awards of Excellence competition, which recognizes the best in editorial, design, and online achievement in both regional and national categories. To learn more about ASPBE and its Awards of Excellence competition, please visit www. asbpe.org.

Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, The Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations and the editors of Nonprofit Management and Leadership congratulate Scott T. Helm, University of Missouri – Kansas City and Fredrik O. Andersson, University of Missouri – Kansas City, recipients of the Editors' Prize for Best Scholarly Paper.

Their award-winning paper "Beyond Taxonomy: An Empirical Validation of Social Entrepreneurship in the Nonprofit Sector" was published in Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Volume 20, Number 3, 2010.

The Journal of Leadership Studies,edited by Jeremy Moreland and published on behalf of the School of Advanced Studies of the University of Phoenix, won the Grand Award in the 2012 APEX Awards for Publishing Excellence.

“The well-researched, clearly written and carefully edited features each take an in depth look at a complex topic,” the judges noted. “It's not a casual read, but the reader who brings his or her ‘A’ game will be rewarded with new insights and understanding of leadership decision-making.”

The Journal of Leadership Studies also on an APEX Award of Excellence in the category of Magazines and Journals: Design and Layout in 2011.

APEX 2012, the 24th Annual Awards for Publication Excellence, is an international competition that recognizes outstanding publications from newsletters and magazines to annual reports, brochures and Web sites. This year over 3400 entries competed in 130 categories including newsletters, magazines and journals, electronic media, websites, One-of-a-Kind Publications and more.

According to the APEX 2012 judges, “The awards were based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the success of the entry in achieving overall communications effectiveness and excellence.”

The Journal of Leadership Studies is looking to publish reviews of leadership theory, practices, and experiences outside of the boundaries of scholarship and formal organizational practice. The Journal presently publishes peer-reviewed research articles that address leadership inquiry from a social science perspective, as well as a symposium section that highlights invited conversation around topics in leadership theory, practice, and research. However, as leadership inquiry extends into other facets of contemporary life, we are seeking to expand the Journal’s capacity to represent manifestations of leadership that do not fall neatly into the conventional categories of scholarship.Read More