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Organizational Research Methods
ISSN 1094-4281 · eISSN 1552-7425 · SAGE
Organizational Research Methods: CAS Zone 1 · Management (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.52; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Organizational Research Methods is published by SAGE and is in Zone 1 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Management and Organizational Studies, Psychometric Methodologies and Testing and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, together about 30.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting13.2%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences11.2%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Qualitative Comparative Analysis ResearchSocial Sciences6.1%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences4.9%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Advanced Statistical Modeling TechniquesComputer Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 8.52LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 48LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 14.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 9.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 187OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 713OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 964 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 7 | 22 |
| 2025 | 16 | 9 | 168 |
| 2024 | 20 | 13 | 203 |
| 2023 | 26 | 14 | 746 |
| 2022 | 19 | 9 | 1,161 |
| 2021 | 28 | 8 | 2,039 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1094-4281
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-7425
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Organizational Research Methods
What CAS zone is Organizational Research Methods in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Organizational Research Methods is in Zone 1 of Management, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Management / Psychology, Applied; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Organizational Research Methods?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.52; CiteScore 48, h-index 187.
Which databases index Organizational Research Methods?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Organizational Research Methods is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Organizational Research Methods open access, and what is the APC?
Organizational Research Methods is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .