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INTRODUCTION Accordingly, this article is organized into three sections.
Te frst section presents key fndings from a review of
Leadership is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal that is recent literature on the historic foundations of scholarly
dedicated to disseminating research-based and practical journals, including their importance, primary purposes,
information of relevance to the discipline of higher and defning elements. Te second section presents a
education leadership. Te year 2015 marks the beginning high-level portrait of the kaleidoscope of emerging issues
of a new decade for Leadership—an opportune time to at the forefront of debate among industry experts. Te
refect on the past and consider emergent issues of the third and fnal section provides a brief portrayal of the
present with a view to identifying areas for strategic Academy’s Leadership journal in context, and concludes
improvement to ensure the journal’s continued success with a call to action for you, our readership community,
into the future. to contribute pertinent information to inform future

Indeed, staying abreast of changing environmental factors discussion within the Academy by completing a brief
that are likely to impact higher education is central to the online survey. Te fndings derived from the survey will
mission of the Chair Academy (hereinafer referred to as be presented in the winter edition of Leadership.
the Academy) and, by extension, Leadership. Ensuring
the ongoing success of Leadership in meeting the needs of I. SCHOLARLY JOURNALS: PAST AND PRESENT
college and university leaders is not only the responsibility Overview of Historic Foundations
of the journal editors and Editorial Board; but a shared The year 2015 is a landmark year for Leadership, and
responsibility of all members of the Academy. Tus, this coincidentally marks the 350th anniversary since the
article has been written with two purposes in mind: frst, publication of the first formal scholarly journal in
to raise awareness among our readership community of 1665—the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
the historic foundations, trends, and issues underlying of London. This publication has been lauded as the
the evolution of scholarly journal publications to date; first and longest-running English language scientific
and second, to lay the foundation for future considered journal, and for pioneering the fundamental concepts
discussion within the Academy on potential reforms to that continue to underlie the model for almost 30,000
enhance the quality, relevance, reputation, and value of scientific journals in the present day (Royal Society
Leadership as a primary professional resource. website, 2015, Publishing 350).

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