Journal profile · Engineering, Industrial
Ergonomics
ISSN 0014-0139 · eISSN 1366-5847 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1957
Ergonomics: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.71; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 177 days to acceptance (117 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 201 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ergonomics is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, together about 38.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ergonomics, also known as human factors, is the scientific discipline that seeks to understand and improve human interactions with products, equipment, environments and systems. Drawing upon human biology, psychology, engineering and design, Ergonomics aims to develop and apply knowledge and techniques to optimise system performance, whilst protecting the health, safety and well-being of individuals involved. The attention of ergonomics extends across work, leisure and other aspects of our daily lives. The journal Ergonomics is an international refereed publication, with a 60 year tradition of disseminating high quality research. Original submissions, both theoretical and applied, are invited from across the subject, including physical, cognitive, organisational and environmental ergonomics. Papers reporting the findings of research from cognate disciplines are also welcome, where these contribute to understanding equipment, tasks, jobs, systems and environments and the corresponding needs, abilities and limitations of people. All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees. Disclaimer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Industrial
Editor-in-chief Andrew ThatcherPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, United Kingdom 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersPsychology16.2%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine11.6%
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology10.9%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions7.6%
- Ergonomics and Human FactorsEngineering6.5%
- Occupational Health and PerformanceHealth Professions4.8%
- Effects of Vibration on HealthMedicine4.6%
- Safety Warnings and SignagePsychology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ergonomics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ergonomics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ergonomics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC, Academic OneFile, Biographylnd, British Library Inside, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, EBSCO Databases, Electronic Collections Online, Ergonomics Abstracts, H.W. Wilson Applied Science and Technology Index, New Jour, Occupational Safety and Health Database, OCLC ArticleFirst, PAIS International, PASCAL, PerAbs, PsycFIRST, Psycline, RECAL, Zetoc
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
- 2.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.68Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.29Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 201OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,064OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 177LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 609,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,085 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 150 | 35 | 44 |
| 2025 | 201 | 66 | 408 |
| 2024 | 183 | 61 | 1,100 |
| 2023 | 126 | 61 | 1,378 |
| 2022 | 154 | 51 | 1,847 |
| 2021 | 145 | 57 | 3,360 |
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
177 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 254 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (117 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 117 articles with submission and acceptance dates (374 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 19 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
Ergonomics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees. Model summary
All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1957
- ISSN
- 0014-0139
- Electronic ISSN
- 1366-5847
- Society / sponsor
- Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69, Issue 10 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ergonomics
What CAS zone is Ergonomics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ergonomics is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology / Engineering, Industrial / Ergonomics / Psychology, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ergonomics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.71; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 201.
How long does peer review take at Ergonomics?
Based on the dates recorded on 117 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 177 days (interquartile range 131–254 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22%. 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 JCR quartile is Ergonomics in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Engineering.
Where are the editorial board members of Ergonomics based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ergonomics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ergonomics is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ergonomics open access, and what is the APC?
Ergonomics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .