Sulaiman: Journal of Leadership (SJL) welcomes original scholarly manuscripts that contribute to the advancement of knowledge concerning leadership theories, leadership practices, organizational leadership, educational leadership, transformational leadership, ethical leadership, digital leadership, sustainable leadership, and leadership innovation. Authors are expected to ensure that manuscripts demonstrate originality, academic rigor, methodological clarity, ethical integrity, and relevance to the journal's Focus and Scope.
Sulaiman: Journal of Leadership accepts the following types of manuscripts:
Empirical studies presenting original findings based on qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, or other rigorous research approaches related to leadership and organizational development.
Critical and systematic examinations of existing scholarly literature, including systematic reviews, scoping reviews, integrative reviews, bibliometric reviews, and other appropriate review methodologies relevant to leadership studies.
Scholarly manuscripts developing theoretical arguments, conceptual frameworks, leadership models, organizational perspectives, or critical discussions concerning contemporary leadership.
Submitted manuscripts must be original and unpublished and must not be simultaneously submitted to another journal.
By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that:
Manuscripts may be written in English or Indonesian.
Authors are responsible for ensuring appropriate grammar, spelling, terminology, sentence structure, clarity, and academic expression throughout the manuscript.
Manuscripts should be prepared using the journal's official template and submitted through the online submission system.
Recommended formatting:
Authors should follow the official journal template for detailed formatting requirements.
The manuscript structure may vary according to the article type and research methodology. A typical research article should contain:
The structure may be modified when appropriate to accommodate the characteristics of review, conceptual, theoretical, case study, or other manuscript types.
The title should be concise, informative, specific, and relevant to the research.
Authors should avoid unnecessary abbreviations and overly general expressions. The title should clearly communicate the principal leadership issue, research context, theoretical perspective, or contribution of the study.
The manuscript should include:
The corresponding author should be clearly identified and responsible for communication with the editorial office.
The abstract should provide a concise overview of the manuscript, normally consisting of 150–250 words.
For original research articles, the abstract should generally include:
The abstract should be understandable independently of the main text and should not contain unnecessary citations, tables, figures, or unexplained abbreviations.
Authors should provide 3–6 keywords representing the principal concepts of the manuscript.
Keywords should be specific, relevant, and preferably different from repetitive terms appearing in the title.
The Introduction should establish the academic context of the leadership research and clearly present:
The research gap should be clearly supported by relevant and authoritative scholarly literature.
The Literature Review and Theoretical Framework section should present and critically examine relevant leadership theories, concepts, previous studies, and scholarly discussions related to the research topic.
The literature review should:
Authors should critically synthesize the literature rather than merely provide a descriptive list of previous studies. Recent, relevant, and authoritative scholarly sources should be prioritized.
Where applicable, authors may present a theoretical framework, conceptual framework, leadership model, organizational framework, or research model explaining relationships among relevant concepts, variables, constructs, leadership approaches, or theoretical perspectives.
A separate Literature Review and Theoretical Framework section is not mandatory for every manuscript. Authors may integrate relevant literature and theoretical perspectives into the Introduction or other appropriate sections when this better suits the manuscript type or research methodology.
The Methods section should provide sufficient information to allow readers to understand and evaluate how the research was conducted.
Depending on the research design, the section may include:
Studies involving human participants should comply with applicable ethical standards and institutional requirements.
The Results section should present the research findings clearly, systematically, and objectively.
Tables, figures, charts, models, and other visual materials may be used where appropriate. Each table and figure should have a clear title, numbering, and reference in the main text.
Authors should avoid unnecessary duplication between the narrative text and visual materials.
The Discussion should interpret the findings in relation to:
The Discussion should go beyond repeating the results by explaining their meaning, significance, contribution, and implications for leadership theory and practice.
The Conclusion should provide a concise synthesis of the principal findings and their implications.
The conclusion should directly address the research objectives or questions and may include recommendations for leadership practice, organizational development, institutional management, leadership policy, professional development, or future research.
New findings that have not been presented and discussed in the manuscript should not be introduced in the conclusion.
Tables and figures should:
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for copyrighted material when required.
Sulaiman: Journal of Leadership uses the APA 7th Edition style for citations and references.
Authors should ensure that:
Authors are encouraged to use reference-management tools such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote.
Research involving human participants must comply with applicable ethical principles and institutional regulations.
Where applicable, authors should provide information regarding:
All submitted manuscripts may undergo plagiarism and similarity screening.
Sulaiman: Journal of Leadership does not tolerate:
Manuscripts involving serious academic misconduct may be rejected or, where applicable, retracted after publication.
Authors may use artificial intelligence or generative AI tools for limited purposes such as language editing, grammar correction, translation, formatting, and improving readability.
AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, integrity, interpretation, references, data, and conclusions of their manuscripts.
AI tools must not be used to fabricate data, generate false findings, fabricate references, manipulate evidence, or conceal academic misconduct.
When AI or generative AI has been used substantially in preparing the manuscript, authors should provide:
AI and Generative AI Disclosure: During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [name of AI tool] for [specific purpose]. The authors reviewed and edited the generated content and take full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and final content of the manuscript.
If no AI tools were used:
AI and Generative AI Disclosure: The authors declare that no artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence tools were used in the preparation of this manuscript.
Authors must disclose any financial, personal, institutional, or other relationships that could influence the research or its interpretation.
If no conflict exists:
Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest related to this research or its publication.
All sources of financial support should be disclosed.
If the research received no external funding:
Funding: This research received no external funding.
For manuscripts with multiple authors, authors may be required to provide a statement describing individual contributions to the research and manuscript preparation.
Authorship should accurately reflect substantial contributions to the work.
Individuals, institutions, research assistants, funding organizations, or other parties who contributed to the research but do not qualify for authorship may be acknowledged in this section.
All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine their suitability for the journal.
Manuscripts considered suitable may proceed to double-blind peer review. Reviewers evaluate factors including:
Authors may be required to revise manuscripts based on reviewer and editorial recommendations.
Information regarding Article Processing Charges (APC) should be stated by the journal according to its current publication policy.
Any applicable APC should be clearly communicated to authors before or during the publication process. If an APC applies, it should be charged only according to the journal's officially stated policy and should not influence editorial or peer-review decisions.
Sulaiman: Journal of Leadership provides access to its published scholarly articles according to the journal's official open-access policy.
The applicable licensing terms should be clearly stated on the journal website and individual published articles.
Before submitting a manuscript, authors should confirm:
☐ The manuscript fits the Focus and Scope of Sulaiman: Journal of Leadership
☐ The manuscript is original and has not been published previously
☐ The manuscript is not under consideration by another journal
☐ All authors have approved the final manuscript
☐ Author information is complete
☐ The abstract meets the journal requirements
☐ 3–6 keywords are provided
☐ The research methodology is clearly described
☐ Literature and theoretical framework are included where applicable
☐ Tables and figures are properly numbered and cited
☐ Citations and references follow APA 7th Edition
☐ Ethical requirements have been addressed where applicable
☐ Conflict of interest has been disclosed
☐ Funding information has been provided where applicable
☐ AI use has been disclosed where applicable
☐ The manuscript has been carefully proofread
☐ The manuscript follows the official journal template
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