Journal profile · INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Advances in Developing Human Resources
ISSN 1523-4223 · eISSN 1552-3055 · SAGE
Advances in Developing Human Resources: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,650; review about 176 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 3.4% (journal website); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Developing Human Resources is published by SAGE and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation, Organizational Learning and Leadership and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, together about 41.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Developing Human Resources (ADHR), published quarterly, focuses on the issues that help you work more effectively in human resource development. The journal spans the realms of performance, learning, and integrity within an organizational context. Balancing theory and practice, each issue of the journal is devoted to a different topic central to the development of human resources. View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Editor-in-chief John MendyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 17, United Kingdom 3 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human Resource Development and Performance EvaluationPsychology20.8%
- Organizational Learning and LeadershipBusiness, Management and Accounting12.4%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting8.3%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences6.9%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Human Resource and Talent ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Evaluation and Performance AssessmentDecision Sciences3.4%
- Mentoring and Academic DevelopmentPsychology3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 644OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 947 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 28 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 59 |
| 2023 | 20 | 8 | 152 |
| 2022 | 21 | 3 | 328 |
| 2021 | 27 | 4 | 651 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
176 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 3.4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 176 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- book reviewAdvances in Developing Human Resourceswelcomes applied, conceptual, theoretical, qualitative or quantitative research studies, integrative literature reviews, p…Length not stated
- book reviewsADHR now accepts Book Reviews.Length not stated
- case studyAdvances in Developing Human Resourceswelcomes applied, conceptual, theoretical, qualitative or quantitative research studies, integrative literature reviews, p…Length not stated
- editorialAdvances in Developing Human Resourceswelcomes applied, conceptual, theoretical, qualitative or quantitative research studies, integrative literature reviews, p…Length not stated
- literature reviewAdvances in Developing Human Resourceswelcomes applied, conceptual, theoretical, qualitative or quantitative research studies, integrative literature reviews, p…Length not stated
- perspectiveAdvances in Developing Human Resourceswelcomes applied, conceptual, theoretical, qualitative or quantitative research studies, integrative literature reviews, p…Length not stated
- special feature sectionA non-refereed special feature section (3000 words maximum) will contain case studies, practitioner insights, teaching strategies, or special interest topics on…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data sharing policy: authors encouraged to share data in public repository, include data availability statement, cite data. Model summary
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
COPE member. Model summary
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. If you wish to have color figures in the printed version, you will receive information regarding the costs from Sage after receipt of your accepted article. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review model: double anonymized. Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint policy: preprint submissions accepted; DOI required at submission; no updated versions during peer review. Model summary
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical trial registration
The journal conforms to the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first participant enrollment as a condition of consideration for publication. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be included at the end of the abstract.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1523-4223
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-3055
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Developing Human Resources
What CAS zone is Advances in Developing Human Resources in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Developing Human Resources is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Industrial Relations & Labor. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Advances in Developing Human Resources?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Developing Human Resources?
The publisher reports about 176 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 3.4%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Advances in Developing Human Resources?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Advances in Developing Human Resources based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (17) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advances in Developing Human Resources?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Developing Human Resources is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Advances in Developing Human Resources open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Developing Human Resources is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .