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Journal of Organizational Behavior Management
ISSN 0160-8061 · eISSN 1540-8604 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Organizational Behavior Management: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.66; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 71 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 3% (journal website); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Organizational Behavior 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 Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research and Occupational Health and Safety Research, together about 49.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Organizational Behavior Management - the official journal of the OBM Network ( www.obmnetwork.com ) - is a periodical devoted specifically to scientific principles to improve organizational performance through behavior change. The journal publishes research and review articles, reports from the field, discussions, and book reviews on the topics that are critical to today's organization development practitioners, operations managers, and human resource professionals. The journal focuses on specific topics such as: Applied Behavior Analysis Concepts and Principles Performance Management Behavioral Systems Analysis Performance Measurement and Evidence-Based Management Goal Setting, Feeback, and Incentive Programs Performance Based Instruction Contingency Assessment Human Resource issues (absenteeism, tardiness, and turnover) Operational issues (shrink, productivity, and quality) The Journal of Organizational Behavior Management occasionally produces thematic issues that concentrate on a single, highly relevant topic. Thematic issues focus on Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Safety, Behavioral System Analysis, and Statistical Process Control. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by 3-4 anonymous referees. Invited articles and book reviews undergo editorial review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief DAVID A. WILDERPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology38%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience6.4%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions5%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology4.3%
- Cognitive and psychological constructs researchPsychology3.5%
- Complex Systems and Decision MakingDecision Sciences3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3%
- Safety Warnings and SignagePsychology3%
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 | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, Business Index, Chadwyck-Healey - Periodicals Index Online, Education Resources Information Center, Management Contents, ProQuest Ergonomics Abstracts Online, Trade & Industry Index, VINITI RAN - Referativnyi Zhurnal
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
- 1.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.49Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.94Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 524OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 175,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 175,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,033 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 41 | 26 | 12 |
| 2024 | 26 | 3 | 56 |
| 2023 | 21 | 6 | 135 |
| 2022 | 29 | 5 | 182 |
| 2021 | 26 | 2 | 355 |
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
71 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)
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 71 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 71 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted5
- book reviewsThe journal publishes research and review articles, reports from the field, discussions, and book reviewsLength not stated
- discussionsThe journal publishes research and review articles, reports from the field, discussions, and book reviewsLength not stated
- reports from the fieldThe journal publishes research and review articles, reports from the field, discussions, and book reviewsLength not stated
- research articlesThe journal publishes research and review articles, reports from the field, discussions, and book reviewsLength not stated
- review articlesThe journal publishes research and review articles, reports from the field, discussions, and book reviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Organizational Behavior 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 t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy:
Peer review policy: research articles undergo anonymized peer review with initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by 3-4 referees; invited articles and book reviews undergo editorial review. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by 3-4 anonymous referees. Invited articles and book reviews undergo editorial review.
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
- 0160-8061
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-8604
- Society / sponsor
- OBM Network
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Organizational Behavior Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Organizational Behavior Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Applied / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Organizational Behavior Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.66; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Organizational Behavior Management?
The publisher reports about 71 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 3% (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.
Which databases index Journal of Organizational Behavior Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Organizational Behavior Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Organizational Behavior Management is a subscription journal. 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .