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Top Nonprofit Journals

International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing
This journal provides an international forum for peer-reviewed papers and case studies on the latest techniques, thinking and best practice in marketing for the not-for-profit sector.
Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing
The Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing is a peer reviewed journal devoted to the study of the adaptation of traditional marketing principles for use by nonprofit organizations and government agencies.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
The official scholarly, peer-reviewed publication of the Association of Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).
Nonprofit Management & Leadership
Sponsored by the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve, Nonprofit Management & Leadership is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal that publishes quality scholarship on all aspects of management and leadership important to nonprofit organizations and leaders.
Nonprofit Policy Forum
Nonprofit Policy Forum is an international journal that publishes original research and analysis on public policy issues and the public policy process critical to the work of nonprofit organizations.
Third Sector
Third Sector is the UK's leading weekly publication for the management of the voluntary and not-for-profit sector.
Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
Official journal of the International Society for Third-Sector Research. The official journal of the International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR), Voluntas is an interdisciplinary journal that provides a central forum for worldwide research in the area between the state, market, and household sectors.