Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice
ISSN 1754-9426 · eISSN 1754-9434 · Cambridge University Press
Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.17; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 81 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice is published by Cambridge University Press 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, Gender Diversity and Inequality and Occupational and Professional Licensing Regulation, together about 27.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Industrial and Organizational Psychology (IOP) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published on behalf of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.Industrial and Organizational Psychology focuses on interactive exchanges on topics of importance to science and practice in our field.The journal features focal articles which present new ideas or different takes on existing ideas that stimulate conversation on an important issue for the field (or potentially a pair of papers taking opposite sides in a debate).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 32, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1, Australia 1, Switzerland 1 (39 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 Accounting10.9%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences8.4%
- Occupational and Professional Licensing RegulationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.2%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions5.9%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Human Resource Development and Performance EvaluationPsychology5.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology5%
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 4 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
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
- 3.17LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 41Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 518OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 49.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,004 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 48 | 31 |
| 2025 | 81 | 44 | 151 |
| 2024 | 77 | 50 | 260 |
| 2023 | 92 | 46 | 625 |
| 2022 | 111 | 41 | 527 |
| 2021 | 122 | 21 | 1,160 |
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.
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- commentaries*Industrial and Organizational Psychology publishes: Commentaries* Focal Article*Length not stated
- focal article*Industrial and Organizational Psychology publishes: Commentaries* Focal Article*Length not stated
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1754-9426
- Electronic ISSN
- 1754-9434
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice
What CAS zone is Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 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 Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.17; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 78.
Where are the editorial board members of Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (32), United Kingdom (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .