Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
Journal of Change Management
ISSN 1469-7017 · eISSN 1479-1811 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Change Management: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.1 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 78 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 4% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Change Management is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Management and Organizational Studies, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Organizational Learning and Leadership, together about 42.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims: Journal of Change Management: Reframing Leadership and Organizational Practice aims to make a difference at the very frontier of organizational theory and practice development with a particular focus on change management and leadership as processes rather than as roles alone. Its intention is to contribute to the development of new conventions in addressing contemporary organizational and societal transitions and challenges. As a case in point, we wish to facilitate the study of agency through collective leadership in practice rather than in the traits and skills of formal agents and leaders. Furthermore, by management, we understand the phenomena and occurrence of managing for the accomplishment of a change, not the group of people who occupy particular positions. Nor does management for the accomplishment of change necessarily involve a set of prescribed activities such as planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. However, achieving change requires a reframing and rethinking of both leadership and management. Actively supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – signed by all UN member states as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015 - we encourage work contributing to SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) with its emphasis on leadership and change facilitating and enabling the delivery of all SDGs. Scope: Journal of Change Management: Reframing Leadership and Organizational Practice is a multidisciplinary, international journal with a focus on reframing change management, leadership, and organizational practice towards new conventions fit for the Twenty-First Century - relying on a multitude of fields, and ranging from historical inquiry to futures literacy. JCM is a platform for open and challenging dialogue, critique, and provocations, all with the intention of developing new theory and practice conventions. The Journal expects to provide all authors with a first decision within six weeks of submission. Peer Review Statement: Journal of Change Management: Reframing Leadership and Organizational Practice is an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes high quality, original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief Anna Lupina-WegenerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, Poland 1, Finland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting20.9%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting11.3%
- Organizational Learning and LeadershipBusiness, Management and Accounting9.9%
- Complex Systems and Decision MakingDecision Sciences7.3%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Organizational Change and LeadershipBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Management Theory and PracticeBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
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
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC, ABI/Inform, Association of Business Schools (ABS), Ergonomics Abstracts, FNEGE Journal Quality List, Swets Information Services, Thomson Gale
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
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.72Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.31Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 409OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 339,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 682 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 18 | 26 |
| 2025 | 25 | 16 | 91 |
| 2024 | 13 | 12 | 64 |
| 2023 | 23 | 15 | 255 |
| 2022 | 15 | 9 | 251 |
| 2021 | 30 | 15 | 1,224 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
78 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted3
- case studyCase StudyLength not stated
- original researchOriginal ResearchLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Change Management 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 access? Increase the discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review; online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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
- 1469-7017
- Electronic ISSN
- 1479-1811
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Change Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Change Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Change Management is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management. 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 Journal of Change Management?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Change Management?
The publisher reports about 78 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 4%. 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Change Management in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Management.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Change Management based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), Poland (1) and Finland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Change Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Change Management is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Change Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Change Management 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .