Academic Journal
Q1Project Leadership and Society
About Project Leadership and Society
Project Leadership and Society is a scholarly journal published by Elsevier Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.036 and H-index of 26.
Coverage: 2020-2025. Research categories: Public Administration (Q1); Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Construction Project Management and Performance; Public-Private Partnership Projects; BIM and Construction Integration; Innovation and Knowledge Management; Management and Organizational Studies; Public Procurement and Policy.
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