Journal profile · Multiple
International Journal of Selection and Assessment
ISSN 0965-075X · eISSN 1468-2389 · Wiley-Blackwell
International Journal of Selection and Assessment: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.71; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 270 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Selection and Assessment is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Employer Branding and e-HRM, Personality Traits and Psychology and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, together about 40.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Selection and Assessment (IJSA) is a quarterly scientific journal that publishes original articles related to all aspects of staffing (including, but not limited to, personnel selection), and assessment in organizations. Papers that contribute new knowledge and understanding in assessment of individual differences, test validation, psychometric measurement, and personnel decision making are appropriate for the journal. Articles can also deal with other aspects of personnel selection/staffing, such as job analysis, recruitment, downsizing, and performance measurement. Other topics appropriate for IJSA include validation; validity generalization; group differences; fairness; bias; adverse impact; predictors; criteria; job performance; counterproductive work behaviors; organizational citizenship behaviors; adjustment; absenteeism; turnover; utility analysis; ability, knowledge, skill and personality measurement; classification; placement; and applicant reactions. Given IJSAs world-wide audience, cross-cultural investigations are especially welcome. The goal of the IJSA is to publish empirical studies, review articles, and theoretical expositions which make a substantive and original contribution to knowledge. The journal also encourages submissions from practitioners that represent important contributions to the selection and assessment literature in applied psychology, management, and related fields. Each issue includes the Information Exchange section consisting of (1) short empirical papers reporting reliability and validity evidence for specific measures, normative data for groups of special interest (specific occupational groups, men, women, various national or ethnic groups) etc.; (2) replication studies, including registered replications, (3) illustrations, (4) position papers, and (5) practice reports. The readership of IJSA is multinational and comprises both academics in staffing and practitioners in organizations. Papers should be written in a style that keeps the needs of both groups in mind.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Janneke K. OostromPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 48, Netherlands 11, Germany 10, Canada 10, United Kingdom 6 (121 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Employer Branding and e-HRMBusiness, Management and Accounting14.2%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology13.7%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting12.4%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences8.9%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences7.6%
- Emotional Intelligence and PerformancePsychology6.3%
- Medical Education and AdmissionsMedicine4.1%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences4%
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 | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOCurrent 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
- 2.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 788OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 42Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 243,133Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,464 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 32 | 21 |
| 2025 | 50 | 38 | 156 |
| 2024 | 62 | 51 | 326 |
| 2023 | 50 | 40 | 353 |
| 2022 | 51 | 28 | 641 |
| 2021 | 49 | 16 | 780 |
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
270 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 160 days – 342 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 286 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (109 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)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 303 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 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 2,900 / EUR 2,400 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
Article types accepted12
- book reviewThe following is a list Article Types published by International Journal of Selection and Assessment. Please refer to the Article Types – Submission Instruction…Length not stated
- commentaryThe following is a list Article Types published by International Journal of Selection and Assessment. Please refer to the Article Types – Submission Instruction…Length not stated
- perspectiveThe following is a list Article Types published by International Journal of Selection and Assessment. Please refer to the Article Types – Submission Instruction…Length not stated
- perspective articlesPerspective Articles Perspective articles should stimulate debate in key areas of employee selection and assessment.Length not stated
- registered reportThe following is a list Article Types published by International Journal of Selection and Assessment. Please refer to the Article Types – Submission Instruction…Length not stated
- registered reportsRegistered Reports See the Registered Reports Author Guidelines for full details.Length not stated
- research articleThe following is a list Article Types published by International Journal of Selection and Assessment. Please refer to the Article Types – Submission Instruction…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles Primarily empirical studies that make a significant contribution to knowledge.Length not stated
- reviewThe following is a list Article Types published by International Journal of Selection and Assessment. Please refer to the Article Types – Submission Instruction…Length not stated
- review articleThe following is a list Article Types published by International Journal of Selection and Assessment. Please refer to the Article Types – Submission Instruction…Length not stated
- short communicationThe following is a list Article Types published by International Journal of Selection and Assessment. Please refer to the Article Types – Submission Instruction…Length not stated
- special issuesSpecial Issues Please refer to the relevant call for papers for details.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Correction to authorship
In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, International Journal of Selection and Assessement will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any propos…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access WALS + standard CTA/ELA and/or Open Access
Subscription journal with Open Access option Model summary
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or open access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Registered Reports offered Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal https://authors.wiley.com/journal/IJSA. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com. For other help with submissions, please contact: IJSAoffice@wiley.com This journal does not charge submission fees.Article Preparation SupportWiley Editing Services offers expert…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints considered Model summary
International Journal of Selection and Assessment will consider for review articles previously available as preprints.
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
- 0965-075X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-2389
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 4 (November 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Selection and Assessment
What CAS zone is International Journal of Selection and Assessment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Selection and Assessment is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management / Psychology, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Selection and Assessment?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.71; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 95.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Selection and Assessment?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 270 days (interquartile range 160–342 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18% (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 International Journal of Selection and Assessment based?
Of the 121 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (48), Netherlands (11) and Germany (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Selection and Assessment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Selection and Assessment is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Selection and Assessment open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Selection and Assessment is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .