About the Journal

Description

The Journal of Ethical Educational Leadership (JECEL) is an open-access, peer-reviewed publication dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary scholarship on ethical practices in teaching, learning, and leadership. The journal publishes empirical research, theoretical analysis, critical reviews, and applied studies that examine the ethical, cultural, institutional, and societal dimensions of education and leadership across a wide range of contexts, including higher education, organizational and workplace learning, community-based initiatives, health professions, and public administration.

JECEL welcomes rigorous scholarship using diverse research methodologies — qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods — and encourages work that fosters dialogue between scholars and practitioners while bridging research and practice. Submissions may be up to 10,000 words (excluding references and appendices) and must meet high standards of ethical integrity, transparency, and scholarly rigor.

Peer Review

All submissions undergo double-anonymized peer review. Manuscripts are first screened by the editorial team to ensure alignment with the journal’s aims and scope. Suitable manuscripts are reviewed by at least two independent experts who evaluate the work’s scholarly contribution, methodological soundness, and ethical integrity. Editors with any conflict of interest are recused from decision-making.

Open Access

JECEL is fully open access, ensuring that all published work is freely available to readers worldwide without subscription barriers. Authors retain copyright of their work under the terms of the journal’s open access policy.

Ethics & Policies

Authors must follow best practices in scholarly publishing, including originality of work, accurate and transparent reporting of methods and data, proper authorship attribution, and disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. Generative AI may be used only to improve clarity and language and must be transparently disclosed; AI tools cannot be credited as authors. All research involving human participants or data must comply with accepted ethical standards and, where applicable, institutional approvals.