Journal profile · Social Sciences-Public Administration
International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior
ISSN 1093-4537 · eISSN 1532-4273 · Emerald
International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior: hybrid open access; 58 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior is published by Emerald. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Public Policy and Administration Research and Management and Organizational Studies, together about 42.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Public Administration
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting16.4%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences16.1%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting9.7%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences7%
- Management Theory and PracticeBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Public Administration and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.4%
- Public Administration and Political AnalysisSocial Sciences4.4%
- Leadership and Management in OrganizationsBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | Q2 | 107/248 | 57th |
| Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | Q3 | 135/254 | 47th |
| Applied Psychology | Q3 | 143/258 | 44th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 163OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 697 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 16 | 479 |
| 2025 | 58 | 16 | 523 |
| 2024 | 26 | 12 | 582 |
| 2023 | 17 | 1 | 531 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 | 519 |
| 2021 | 15 | 7 | 441 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1093-4537
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-4273
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior
Which databases index International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .