Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Human Performance
ISSN 0895-9285 · eISSN 1532-7043 · Taylor & Francis
Human Performance: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.12; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 101 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 3% (journal website); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Human Performance is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Personality Traits and Psychology and Emotional Intelligence and Performance, together about 41% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Human Performance publishes research investigating the nature and role of performance in the workplace and in organizational settings and offers a rich variety of information going beyond the study of traditional job behavior. Dedicated to presenting original research, theory, and measurement methods, the journal focuses on human performance at work, not only task performance but also other dimensions of work performance, such as contextual performance and counterproductive work behaviors. The focus on human performance at work can be in the context of investigating employee selection, human resources planning, leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) interventions, performance management, training, technological changes, or any other organizational activity with implications for employee performance. Human Performance is a respected forum for behavioral scientists interested in variables that motivate and promote high-level human performance, particularly in organizational and occupational settings. The journal seeks to identify and stimulate relevant research, communication, and theory concerning human capabilities and effectiveness. It serves as a valuable intellectual link between such disciplines as industrial-organizational psychology, individual differences, organizational behavior, and human resource management. Researchers are encouraged to submit manuscripts representing the spectrum of purely theoretical research to applied research. Manuscripts will be evaluated based on their contribution to our understanding of human performance at work. Peer Review Policy: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Submission Portal. Readership: Industrial/organizational and military psychologists, physiologists, and professionals involved in environmental medicine, human resources and management, and educational testing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Editor-in-chief Sylvia RochPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting22.5%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology10.8%
- Emotional Intelligence and PerformancePsychology7.7%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences6.5%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology4.7%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology4.4%
- Team Dynamics and PerformancePsychology3.9%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, ProQuest Ergonomics Abstracts Online, Cabell's Directories, Family Index Database
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
- 2.12LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.83Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.87Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 586OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 78,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 810 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 7 | 25 |
| 2024 | 15 | 5 | 59 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 91 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1 | 184 |
| 2021 | 18 | 3 | 386 |
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
101 daysfirst decision after review
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%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 101 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Human Performance 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 reade…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review; online submission via Submission Portal. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Submission Portal.
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 & Francis
- ISSN
- 0895-9285
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-7043
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Human Performance
What CAS zone is Human Performance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Human Performance is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Human Performance?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.12; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 107.
How long does peer review take at Human Performance?
The publisher reports about 101 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 3%. 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.
Which databases index Human Performance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Human Performance is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Human Performance open access, and what is the APC?
Human Performance 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: .