Journal profile · ERGONOMICS
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors
ISSN 2472-5838 · eISSN 2472-5846 · Taylor & Francis
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 224 days to acceptance (70 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 32% (journal website); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders and Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, together about 40.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors aims to improve human-system performance and enhance human health and safety. The journal has a primary and fundamental emphasis on people at work. We are committed to enhancing communication and information transfer between researchers and practitioners in the occupational ergonomics and human factors discipline. Multidisciplinary investigations are particularly encouraged, and the journal welcomes a variety of submissions, including those that are analytical, experimental, applications, or viewpoints. Submissions from practitioners are also strongly encouraged (e.g., case reports, emerging issues, applications, and letters to the editor). We seek to compile and disseminate knowledge on: Occupational ergonomics and human factors theory, technology, application, and practice Technology to improve human-system performance and enhance human health and safety Physical, cognitive, and organizational ergonomics and human factors We operate a rigorous double anonymized peer review process. Visit our Instructions for Authors page for information on preparing your manuscript. Author benefits IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors is an official journal of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers meaning your research will be available to all their members. The prestigious and experienced members of our international Editorial Board will guide you from submission to publication. Our Author Services page provides you with tips and tricks to promote your research on social media and through your network. This includes 50 free e-prints to share with anyone you wish. Quickly and easily track the impact your paper makes with the help of Authored Works.pasting Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ERGONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Ranjana Mehta IndustrialPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named United States 2, Mainland China 1, Canada 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine18.4%
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersPsychology12.7%
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology9.2%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions9.2%
- Ergonomics and Human FactorsEngineering6.4%
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsEngineering5.5%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering5.3%
- Occupational Health and PerformanceHealth Professions3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ergonomics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ergonomics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, EBSCO Databases
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.59Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.09Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 44,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 44,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 237 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 11 | 15 |
| 2025 | 35 | 17 | 66 |
| 2024 | 22 | 12 | 148 |
| 2023 | 15 | 4 | 80 |
| 2022 | 17 | 4 | 194 |
| 2021 | 26 | 6 | 298 |
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
224 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 165 days – 287 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (70 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 249 days
- Sample
- 70 articles with submission and acceptance dates (78 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)
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 20 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
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors 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 a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
We operate a rigorous double anonymized peer review process.
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
- 2472-5838
- Electronic ISSN
- 2472-5846
- Society / sponsor
- Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors
What CAS zone is IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ergonomics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors?
Based on the dates recorded on 70 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 224 days (interquartile range 165–287 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 32% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Mainland China (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors open access, and what is the APC?
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors 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: .