Journal profile
Personnel Assessment and Decisions
ISSN 2377-8822 · International Personnel Assessment Council (IPAC) · United States
Personnel Assessment and Decisions: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 53 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 10, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Personnel Assessment and Decisions is published by International Personnel Assessment Council (IPAC). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Employer Branding and e-HRM, Psychometric Methodologies and Testing and Psychological Testing and Assessment, together about 41.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Scott HighhousePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Singapore 2, Germany 1, Denmark 1, Chile 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Employer Branding and e-HRMBusiness, Management and Accounting19.9%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences11.6%
- Psychological Testing and AssessmentPsychology10.3%
- AI and HR TechnologiesBusiness, Management and Accounting9.6%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology5.6%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences5.3%
- Medical Education and AdmissionsMedicine4.6%
- Names, Identity, and Discrimination ResearchSocial Sciences4.6%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCOPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 127 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 214 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 236 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 257 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 220 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 190 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 53 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 53 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Only accepting submissions for Special Issues and invited articles Model summary
Notice: At this time, we are only accepting submissions for Special Issues and invited articles.
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
- International Personnel Assessment Council (IPAC)
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2377-8822
- Society / sponsor
- International Personnel Assessment Council
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 1 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Personnel Assessment and Decisions
How long does peer review take at Personnel Assessment and Decisions?
Authors report an average review time of about 53 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Personnel Assessment and Decisions based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Singapore (2), Germany (1) and Denmark (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Personnel Assessment and Decisions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Personnel Assessment and Decisions is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Personnel Assessment and Decisions open access, and what is the APC?
Personnel Assessment and Decisions is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .