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German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung
ISSN 2397-0022 · eISSN 2397-0030 · SAGE
German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.61; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 370 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 7.6% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung 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 Corporate Management and Leadership, Corporate Governance and Management and Sociology and Education Studies, together about 36.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The German Journal of Human Resource Management (GHRM), formerly Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP), was founded in 1987 and is one of the world’s oldest academic journals published in this specialism. From its origins as a forum for research from Austria, Germany and Switzerland, the German Journal of Human Resource Management has … | 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): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Julia BrandlPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 49, Austria 8, United Kingdom 6, Switzerland 5, France 3 (89 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Management and LeadershipBusiness, Management and Accounting13.3%
- Corporate Governance and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting11.9%
- Sociology and Education StudiesSocial Sciences11.3%
- Innovation, Technology, and SocietySocial Sciences7.7%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Psychology, Coaching, and TherapyPsychology5.5%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine3.8%
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 | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 230OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,663 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 12 | 15 |
| 2025 | 25 | 19 | 49 |
| 2024 | 22 | 16 | 244 |
| 2023 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 2022 | 20 | 11 | 406 |
| 2021 | 20 | 10 | 340 |
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
370 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)
- 7.6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 370 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 66 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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted5
- commentaryFrom October 2020, German Journal of Human Resource Management will publish original articles in English language only, either in the form of a standard manuscr…Length not stated
- invited paperFrom October 2020, German Journal of Human Resource Management will publish original articles in English language only, either in the form of a standard manuscr…Length not stated
- original articleFrom October 2020, German Journal of Human Resource Management will publish original articles in English language only, either in the form of a standard manuscr…Length not stated
- special issueFrom October 2020, German Journal of Human Resource Management will publish original articles in English language only, either in the form of a standard manuscr…Length not stated
- standard manuscriptFrom October 2020, German Journal of Human Resource Management will publish original articles in English language only, either in the form of a standard manuscr…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Author contributions
You will be asked to list the contribution of each author as part of the submission process. Please include the Author Contributions heading within your submission after the Acknowledgements section. The information you give on submission will then show under the Author Contributions heading later at the proofing stage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
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
Member of Committee on Publication Ethics 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, fees will be determined and applied at production stage. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Open Access agreements, where …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymized peer review 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
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 ·
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
- 2397-0022
- Electronic ISSN
- 2397-0030
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung
What CAS zone is German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management / Psychology, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.61; CiteScore 8.5, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung?
The publisher reports about 370 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 7.6%. 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 German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Reference style: Harvard. 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 German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung based?
Of the 89 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (49), Austria (8) and United Kingdom (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung open access, and what is the APC?
German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .