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Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources
ISSN 1038-4111 · eISSN 1744-7941 · Wiley-Blackwell
Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.49; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 215 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 6% (journal website); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Labor Movements and Unions, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource and Talent Management, together about 32% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources is an applied, peer-reviewed journal which aims to communicate the development and practice of the field of human resources within the Asia Pacific region. The journal publishes the results of research, theoretical and conceptual developments, and examples of current practice. The overall aim is to increase the understanding of the management of human resources in an organisational setting. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources adheres to a rigorous double-blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties. Abstracting and Indexing Information ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) Academic OneFile (GALE Cengage) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) APAIS: Australian Public Affairs & Information Service (National Library of Australia) ArticleFirst (OCLC) Asian & European Business Collection (ProQuest) Australian Education Index/EdResearch Online (Australian Council for Educational Research) Business & Company ProFile ASAP (GALE Cengage) Business & Company Resource Center (GALE Cengage) Business ASAP (GALE Cengage) Business ASAP International (GALE Cengage) Business Premium Collection (ProQuest) Electronic Collections Online (OCLC) Emerald Management Reviews (Emerald) Expanded Academic ASAP (GALE Cengage) General Business File ASAP (GALE Cengage) General OneFile (GALE Cengage) Human Resource Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) InfoTrac (GALE Cengage) INSPEC (IET) Peace Research Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) Proquest Business Collection (ProQuest) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) PsycINFO/Psychological Abstracts (APA) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) TOC Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Timothy BartramPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 11 in mainland China (about 17%); most named Australia 39, Mainland China 11, United Kingdom 5, New Zealand 5, Hong Kong, China 2 (66 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences12.3%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting11.7%
- Human Resource and Talent ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8.1%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions7.1%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences5.2%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences4.6%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Human Resource Development and Performance EvaluationPsychology4.3%
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 3 |
| Minor | Management | 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 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 4.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 641OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 56Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 191,607Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,474 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 17 | 254 |
| 2025 | 65 | 30 | 169 |
| 2024 | 42 | 23 | 172 |
| 2023 | 38 | 24 | 508 |
| 2022 | 44 | 14 | 896 |
| 2021 | 49 | 13 | 1,018 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
215 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 143 days – 427 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 248 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (110 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 247 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,400 / GBP 1,930 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,500 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewIII. Book Review Description: APJHR publishes reviews of books relevant to the field. Book Review submissions are by invitation only.Length not stated
- editorialThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, ma…Length not stated
- original articleANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES AND WORD LENGTH I. Original Article Word limit: 8,500 words maximum including abstract, references, tables/figures andmain text ≤ 8,500 words · abstract ≤ 150 words
- review articleeferences: Maximum of 80 references II. Review Article Word limit: 8,000 words maximum including abstract, references and footnotes Abstramain text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship Policy
All persons listed as authors must have contributed significantly to the manuscript and must be in agreement with the content of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Data sharing policy: encourages archiving in public repositories with data accessibility statement. Model summary
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Publication ethics: member of COPE. Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read our Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found at https://authorservices.wiley.com/ethics-guidelines/index.html
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access WALS + standard CTA/ELA and/or Open Access for hybrid titles
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymised peer review policy. Model summary
Important: the journal operates a double-anonymised peer review policy. Please anonymise your manuscript and supply a separate title page file.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: accepts articles published on preprint servers or as working papers. Model summary
Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources does accept articles that have been published on preprint servers or as working papers (i.e. unrefereed contributions).
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1038-4111
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-7941
- Society / sponsor
- Australian HR Institute
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources
What CAS zone is Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Industrial Relations & Labor / Management. 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 Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.49; CiteScore 9.7, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 215 days (interquartile range 143–427 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6% (2025). 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 Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,500 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: 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 Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources based?
Of the 66 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 11 (about 17%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (39), Mainland China (11) and United Kingdom (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources open access, and what is the APC?
Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .