Journal profile · INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Performance Improvement Quarterly
ISSN 0898-5952 · eISSN 1937-8327 · Wiley-Blackwell
Performance Improvement Quarterly: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,000; 2 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 1, 2022, Performance Improvement Quarterly is no longer published by Wiley. A link to the new publisher's website will be posted as soon as possible. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Performance Improvement Quarterly is published by Wiley-Blackwell. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation, Competency Development and Evaluation and Innovative Education and Learning Practices, together about 48% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Performance Improvement Quarterly (PIQ) seeks to integrate and expand the methods, processes, and findings of other disciplines as they relate to solving problems and realizing opportunities in performance improvement. The quarterly publication emphasizes original work in the following areas of research and practice: process improvement, organizational design and alignment, analysis, measurement and evaluation, performance management, instructional systems, and management of organizational performance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human Resource Development and Performance EvaluationPsychology32.9%
- Competency Development and EvaluationPsychology10.8%
- Innovative Education and Learning PracticesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Organizational Learning and LeadershipBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences4%
- Team Dynamics and PerformancePsychology3.3%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences3.3%
- Visual and Cognitive Learning ProcessesPsychology3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q2 | 506/1543 | 67th |
| Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | Q3 | 120/230 | 48th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIWeb of ScienceINSPECPsycINFOPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 382OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,308 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 433 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 774 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 956 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 1,028 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1,107 |
| 2021 | 31 | 3 | 1,155 |
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
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 3 reviewersPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,000 / EUR 2,500 / GBP 2,000 | — | — |
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright Transfer Agreement required for accepted manuscripts. Model summary
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open Access available for primary research articles; fee paid by author, funding agency, or institution. Model summary
Open Access is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. With Open Access, the author, the author's funding agency, or the author's institution pays a fee to ensure that the article is made available to non-subscribers upon pub…
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
- 0898-5952
- Electronic ISSN
- 1937-8327
- Society / sponsor
- International Society for Performance Improvement
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 4 (2022)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Performance Improvement Quarterly
What are the manuscript requirements of Performance Improvement Quarterly?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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.
Which databases index Performance Improvement Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Performance Improvement Quarterly is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ESCI, Web of Science, INSPEC and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Performance Improvement Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Performance Improvement Quarterly is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,000.
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: .