Journal profile · Multiple
Human Resource Management
ISSN 0090-4848 · eISSN 1099-050X · Wiley-Blackwell
Human Resource Management: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; median 297 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 7% (journal website); 128 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Human Resource Management is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Human Resource and Talent Management and Gender Diversity and Inequality, together about 30.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Human Resource Management is the leading journal for human resource management studies. Internationally recognised, this HRM journal covers micro to multi-level topics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Fang Lee CookePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 11 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 94, United Kingdom 20, Australia 20, Canada 12, Mainland China 11 (214 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting15%
- Human Resource and Talent ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences7.1%
- Human Resource Development and Performance EvaluationPsychology6.2%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Employer Branding and e-HRMBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 2 |
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 SciencePsycINFOCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 8.3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 15Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 15Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 175OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,610OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 58.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 93Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 836,171Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,748 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 33 | 64 |
| 2025 | 128 | 77 | 747 |
| 2024 | 124 | 64 | 1,466 |
| 2023 | 45 | 33 | 1,223 |
| 2022 | 68 | 33 | 2,960 |
| 2021 | 53 | 19 | 1,996 |
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
297 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 227 days – 435 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 324 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (182 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)
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 349 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 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 4,150 / EUR 3,470 / GBP 2,720 | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 12,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- original articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Article Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a…abstract ≤ 200 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
1. Submission and Peer Review Process New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal https://authors.wiley.com/journal/HRM. Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, you will be directed to make your revisions via the same submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to authors.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submis…
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
- 0090-4848
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-050X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Human Resource Management
What CAS zone is Human Resource Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Human Resource Management is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Management / Psychology, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Human Resource Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.3; CiteScore 15, h-index 175.
How long does peer review take at Human Resource Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 297 days (interquartile range 227–435 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 7% (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 Human Resource Management?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 12,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Human Resource Management based?
Of the 214 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 11 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (94), United Kingdom (20) and Australia (20). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Human Resource Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Human Resource Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Human Resource Management open access, and what is the APC?
Human Resource Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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: .