Leadership Publications from ILA
ILA publishes or offers its members many types of leadership resources. ILA’s Building Leadership Bridges and Women and Leadership book series can be ordered from our online Publication Order Form. ILA members enjoy free online access to the journals below. Log into your ILA member account, then follow the link from the member access page to go directly to the journal.
ILA Interface Newsletter
Each issue features an interview with a member-author of a recent leadership title, a spotlight on an institutional member program, feature articles from one of our member communities, job announcements, a calendar of upcoming leadership events, association news, and more!
Women & Leadership: Research, Theory, and Practice
Women and Leadership: Research, Theory, and Practice is a new series of books that will be published in upcoming years to inform leadership scholars and practitioners. The overall series will be cross-disciplinary and will represent organizational/institutional, national, and international perspectives. Each volume will focus on a specific theme, with chapters related to relevant research, theory, and practice. Across the series, a goal is to enhance knowledge and application about the leadership experiences and leadership development of women in different sectors, geographic regions, and personal/professional contexts.
Building Leadership Bridges
Building Leadership Bridges (BLB) captures the best contemporary thinking about leadership from a diverse range of scholars, practitioners, and educators working in the field of leadership and leadership studies. In keeping with the mission of the ILA, the series connects ways of researching, imagining, and experiencing leadership across cultures, over time, and around the world. From 2011 – 2014, the series was published by Jossey-Bass/Wiley. In 2015 the series moved to Emerald Group Publishing.
Conference Proceedings
1998 – 2003: Available free online is a short selection of materials online from the 1998-2003 conferences. Additional presentations, including keynote talks are available in Building Leadership Bridges 2001 – 2004.
2004 – 2010: previously available on CD-ROM, these conference proceedings contained conference presentations, papers, podcasts, keynotes, photos, awards, and more.
2011 – 2012: Selection of papers and presentations from the conference are available online to ILA members. Member login required to access.
2013 – 2015: To access presentation materials for years 2013, 2014, and 2015 simply select a year, and find the “View/Browse the Program” link on the left side of the screen on the next page. Here, you may search for sessions several ways: presentation date, title, and presenter name (among others).
Journal of Leadership Studies
In partnership with Jossey-Bass/Wiley, the ILA offers members free online access to the Journal of Leadership Studies. Launched in 2007, the mission of the Journal of Leadership Studies is to publish leadership research and theoretical contributions that bridge the gap between scholarship and practice and that exemplify critical inquiry into contemporary organizational issues and paradigms. The journal promotes interdisciplinary and interorganizational theory, fostering dialogue that transcends industry specific contexts and that explores leadership’s role in improving organizational practices and human life. Published material in the journal includes research-based and theoretical papers that explicitly address leadership on various social, cultural, and organizational contexts. The journal incorporates contributions from business, non-profit organizations, government entities, education, and health care; however, the emphasis on leadership theory and practice spans the boundaries between these settings to promote discussions that center on human activity and interrelations. Accordingly, material published in the journal represents a wide range of methodological approaches and theoretical foundations of leadership.
Free E-book: Becoming a Better Leader: Applying Key Strategies
Routledge and the International Leadership Association are pleased to present a free eBook download featuring an introduction by Ron Riggio and original content from key players in the field, including Michael Genovese, Michael Harvey, Al Bolea, and many more!
This FreeBook has been curated to deliver practical, succinct strategies for developing efficient, effective leadership skills. The contributors and excerpts represent a selection of timely, diverse topics that will illuminate key skills and concepts every leader should master.
Free Online Leadership Journals
These free online journals are supported by ILA members and frequently publish the work of ILA members. For more information follow the links below. Have a journal to add? Contact ILA at ila@ila-net.org.
Creighton Journal of Interdisciplinary Leadership (CJIL)
CJIL is a double-blind online open-access journal with a mission to “spread knowledge, understanding, and dialogue of interdisciplinary leadership with a special focus on social justice.”
Integral Leadership Review (ILR)
ILR serves “leaders, professionals and academics engaged in the practice, development and theory of leadership. It bridges multiple perspectives by drawing on integral, transdisciplinary, complexity and developmental frameworks.”
International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management (IJELM)
IJELM publishes research from multidisciplinary perspectives with the aim of improving leadership in the administration of educational institutions.
International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management (IJELM)
IJELM publishes research from multidisciplinary perspectives with the aim of improving leadership in the administration of educational institutions.
Journal of Applied Christian Leadership (JACL)
JACL “seeks to engage Christian leaders and scholars in a forward-looking dialogue about how to practice leadership in the light of ongoing research taking place across denominational, cultural, and disciplinary environments.”
Journal of Character and Leadership Development (JCLD)
JCLD is “focused on facilitating scholarship and dialogue around the development of character and leadership.”
Journal of Leadership Education (JOLE)
JOLE provides “opportunities for dialogue, evolving discourse, and engagement about the discipline or leadership. The journal serves as a forum to share teaching advancements, research innovation, and application.”
Journal of Student Leadership (JSL)
JSL is a double-blind, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, academic journal published out of the Department of Student Leadership and Success Studies at Utah Valley University that addresses ideas, theories, and issues of leadership.
Leadership Excellence Essentials (LEE)
LEE shares “the latest and greatest leadership solutions from the World’s top leaders, consultants, and trainers – plus development guides, plans, and additional tools designed to turn those solutions into an action plan.”
Leadership Excellence Essentials (LEE)
LEE shares “the latest and greatest leadership solutions from the World’s top leaders, consultants, and trainers – plus development guides, plans, and additional tools designed to turn those solutions into an action plan.”
Mid-Atlantic Leadership Review (MLR)
MLR is “an online, peer-reviewed, leadership studies journal based at Christopher Newport University. Its focus is to publish high-quality research articles written by CNU students and other undergraduate students from around the country.”
Theology of Leadership Journal
The Theology of Leadership Journal seeks to be a primary repository and resource for the development of a Christian theology of leadership through rigorous research that addresses practical application.