Journal profile · Multiple
Personnel Psychology
ISSN 0031-5826 · eISSN 1744-6570 · Wiley-Blackwell
Personnel Psychology: CAS Zone 1 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.57; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 524 days to acceptance (54 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 5% (journal website); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Personnel Psychology is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 1 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology and Gender Diversity and Inequality, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Personnel Psychology publishes rigorous and relevant research that advances understanding of people and work, with applied relevance serving as a defining feature of contribution. The journal publishes research that spans the full range of industrial-organizational psychology, human resource management, organizational behavior, and related organizational sciences, including but not limited to job and work design, selection and assessment, training and development, performance management, compensation and rewards, careers, work-family issues, leadership, teams, employee health and well-being, equity and inclusion, technology and work, global and cross-cultural issues, and strategic human resource systems. Research conducted at multiple levels of analysis, such as individual, team, organizational, and societal levels, as well as research using diverse methodological approaches is encouraged, provided it meaningfully informs understanding of real-world working lives. Personnel Psychology publishes original empirical research, theory development with applied aims, meta-analytic reviews, and integrative literature reviews that advance explanation and application in the science of people and work.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Tammy D. AllenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 16%); most named Hong Kong, China 6, Mainland China 3, Singapore 3, South Korea 2, Canada 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting18.6%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology8.6%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences5.9%
- Management Theory and PracticeBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Human Resource Development and Performance EvaluationPsychology4.1%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences4%
- Employer Branding and e-HRMBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
Impact
- Impact factor
- 10.57LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 10.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 10.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 14.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 14.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 267OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,936OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 40Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 603,286Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,105 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 12 | 5 |
| 2025 | 47 | 26 | 86 |
| 2024 | 34 | 21 | 308 |
| 2023 | 83 | 43 | 1,261 |
| 2022 | 77 | 22 | 1,341 |
| 2021 | 64 | 17 | 1,003 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
524 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 675 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (54 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 547 days
- Sample
- 54 articles with submission and acceptance dates (78 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 490 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 3,400 / EUR 2,840 / GBP 2,270 | — | — | |
| 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.
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics
- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing, which means that authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 4. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Editorial Review and AcceptanceThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
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
- 0031-5826
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-6570
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 79, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Personnel Psychology
What CAS zone is Personnel Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Personnel Psychology is in Zone 1 of Psychology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychology, Applied / Management; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Personnel Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.57; CiteScore 14.8, h-index 267.
How long does peer review take at Personnel Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 54 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 524 days (interquartile range 104–675 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Personnel Psychology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Personnel Psychology based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 16%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (6), Mainland China (3) and Singapore (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Personnel Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Personnel Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Personnel Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Personnel Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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: .