Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Journal of Human Values
ISSN 0971-6858 · eISSN 0973-0737 · SAGE
Journal of Human Values: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Human Values is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Workplace Spirituality and Leadership, Indian History and Philosophy and Ethics in Business and Education, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Human Values provides an understanding of how in order for individuals, organizations and societies to endure and function effectively, it is essential that an individual's positive exalting forces be rediscovered and revitalized. View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 11, United States 3, South Korea 1, Hungary 1, Qatar 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Workplace Spirituality and LeadershipSocial Sciences13.1%
- Indian History and PhilosophyArts and Humanities11.3%
- Ethics in Business and EducationDecision Sciences11%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting7.2%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences5%
- Management Theory and PracticeBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 114OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 713 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 40 | 14 | 34 |
| 2024 | 30 | 7 | 113 |
| 2023 | 27 | 11 | 104 |
| 2022 | 33 | 2 | 94 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 51 |
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
- 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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| 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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- 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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- book reviewThere could be three to five sections in the journal, though two sections remain unchanged. Unchanged Sections Research Articles: only the research articles are…Length not stated
- book reviewsBook Reviews: vary from number to number invariably guided by limits to the size of the manuscriptLength not stated
- colloquiumColloquiumLength not stated
- community or social development caseCommunity or social development caseLength not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- notes and interviewsNotes and interviewsLength not stated
- perspectiveThere could be three to five sections in the journal, though two sections remain unchanged. Unchanged Sections Research Articles: only the research articles are…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- perspectivesPerspectivesLength not stated
- research articleThere could be three to five sections in the journal, though two sections remain unchanged. Unchanged Sections Research Articles: only the research articles are…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles: only the research articles are refereed.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Author contributions
You will be asked to list the contribution of each author as part of the submission process. Please include the Author Contributions heading within your submission after the Acknowledgements section. The information you give on submission will then show under the Author Contributions heading later at the proofing stage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access either discounted or free of charge depending on the agreement with Sage. Find out …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency:Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk reject…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical trial registration
Clinical trial registration required Model summary
The journal conforms to the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first participant enrollment as a condition of consideration for publication. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be included at the end of the abstract.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0971-6858
- Electronic ISSN
- 0973-0737
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Human Values
What CAS zone is Journal of Human Values in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Human Values is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Human Values?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 30.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Human Values?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Human Values based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (11), United States (3) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Human Values?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Human Values is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Human Values open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Human Values is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .