Call for Manuscripts: “Educational Leadership and the Jesuit Tradition”
The JEQ welcomes all submissions relevant to its aim and scope. It will focus on integrating varying degrees of Jesuit spirituality, educational research, philosophy, and history to make insightful contributions to the living tradition of Jesuit education. JEQ will consider a variety of scholarship related to the mission of the Society of Jesus and its educational apostolates.
Jesuit Educational Quarterly (JEQ) is pleased to announce a call for manuscript submissions on the topic of “Educational Leadership and the Jesuit Tradition.”
With education as a central mission of the Society of Jesus, educational leadership has figured centrally in implementing that mission, in understanding that mission, and in engaging the modern world through that mission. Our current moment of accelerated technological change, reconfigured geopolitics, tectonic cultural shifts, ubiquitous social media, contested moral/political orders, and radically intensified knowledge production sets a dynamic context in which to explore the intersection of Jesuit traditions and the challenges of educational leadership today.
In this call of the JEQ, we invite a broad conversation about educational leadership within and across the Jesuit tradition, in all the varied Jesuit institutions in which education occurs—schools and colleges certainly, but also within Jesuit Refugee Services and other Jesuit service agencies in which education occurs. We hope to create a space for the global community of Jesuit educators to learn from each other’s leadership as we wrestle creatively with our mission of faith and service in the world. What are the ways in which this ongoing tradition engages with local contexts, global forces, and enduring questions as we accompany our communities ad majorem dei gloriam? What is most exciting, most challenging, and most insightful in the educational leadership efforts across Jesuit K12 schooling, postsecondary institutions, and service agencies around the globe? What are we learning—in conversation with Jesuit history, foundations, and spirituality—about this leadership work, this world, and our shared pilgrimage in faith? This JEQ section seeks to provide opportunities for a vibrant dialogue of “Jesuit” with the current era—here in matters of leadership—informed and inspired directly by the practical aims of educational leadership, in both its formation and practice.
See the journal’s aims and scope for more information.
Manuscript Details
Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts
Manuscript submissions are suggested to be (~4,000–10,000 words):
- – Case studies that apply theoretical and/or historical insights to specific leadership situations, selection of leaders, and/or development of leaders in Jesuit contexts.
- – Empirical investigations of educational leadership in Jesuit contexts.
- – Thematic essays drawing both from historical and present practices.
- – Theoretical and/or historical reflections, critiques, and/or explorations of the relationship between Jesuit educational philosophy and the demands of educational leadership.
- – Literature reviews that provide an analytic overview of the field or identify the academic implications, limitations, and/or future directions of the study of educational leadership in the Jesuit tradition.
- – Other formats not described here; please consult with the guest editor.
Submitted manuscripts should be in English and will go through the standard peer-review process as well as editorial overview by the guest editor. Manuscripts selected for publication will reflect the general standards of the Jesuit Educational Quarterly as well as fit with this call. All submissions should be in Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition in note/bibliography format.
Reflection Manuscripts
Current/former leaders, leader developers, or leadership researchers in the Jesuit tradition are invited to submit proposals for reflections on the contemporary practice of educational leadership that draw on personal experiences or historical examples. These reflections will not undergo the traditional peer-review process and will generally be shorter than peer-reviewed articles (roughly 2,000–4,000 words). Please contact the guest editor if you are interested in preparing a reflection for inclusion.
Other
For any other types of manuscripts, such as book reviews, please contact the guest editor, Michael Johanek (michael.johanek@bc.edu).
Submission Guidelines
Initial Proposal
Authors may submit a preliminary abstract proposal to the guest editor by January 18, 2026. Preliminary abstract proposals should be submitted to the form below.
Submitted abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words and include a title, author name(s), affiliation, contact information, and brief description of fit with this special call.
Proposals will be reviewed for an invitation for a full manuscript.
Final Submission
Full-length manuscripts are due by September 1, 2026. All articles should be in Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition, footnote/bibliography style.
Peer-Review Article Submission:
Reflection Article & Other Submission:
Questions
Questions about this call for manuscripts can be directed to the guest editor, Michael Johanek (michael.johanek@bc.edu).