Journal profile · Psychology-Psychology (miscellaneous)
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
ISSN 2002-2867 · Stockholm University Press · Sweden
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Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 11 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology is published by Stockholm University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Workplace Health and Well-being and Employment and Welfare Studies, together about 48.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology is to contribute to a better working life based on high-quality research. The journal seeks to publish papers covering the important issues in working life on all levels, including the societal, the organizational and the individual level. The journal also encourages research combining two or more of these levels and we invite empirical as well as theoretical, methodological and review manuscripts. The Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology aims to provide a platform for publishing research on important aspects of contemporary work life, as for example on stress, work environment, health and well-being, work place safety, work–family interaction, employment contracts, career and mobility, organizational behavior, job attitudes, performance, motivation, work organization, organizational change and development, leadership and management, gender, training, personnel recruitment and selection, teams, work groups, labor and employment relations. The journal will be published with a CC-BY Open Access licence to encourage further dissemination of theories and practices within Work & Organizational Psychology globally, both within and outside of academia. Prior to submission, please review our Author Guidelines
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Psychology (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Susanne TafvelinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sweden 12, Finland 6, Denmark 5, Norway 4, Netherlands 3 (39 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 Accounting24.9%
- Workplace Health and Well-beingHealth Professions16.3%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions7.2%
- Workaholism, burnout, and well-beingPsychology6.1%
- Stress and Burnout ResearchPsychology5.4%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences4%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences3.3%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 51/118 | 57th |
| Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | Q3 | 150/254 | 41st |
| Applied Psychology | Q3 | 159/258 | 38th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, Crossref, Sherpa RomeoPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.61OpenAlex ·
- 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 | 16 | 16 | 246 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 249 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 197 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 160 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 129 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 111 |
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 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 613 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 420 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 613 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,500 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- commentaryditor before submitting a manuscript. A commentary can be no more than 2000 words. This section is peer reviewed. Author Guidelines Submissiomain text ≤ 2,000 words
- original articleOriginal articles must describe the outcomes and application of unpublished original research based on the journal’s scope. These should make a substantial cont…main text ≤ 8,500 words
- research notesResearch notes are similar to empirical research articles but more limited in their contributions, and hence, shorter. Research notes provide, for example, repl…Length not stated
- research paperyour submission. Length Submissions of Research papers should aim at 6000-8500 words and not more than 3 pages of additional content (e.g., figumain text ≤ 8,500 words
- reviewReviews should organize, integrate and evaluate previously published articles, and in the case of a meta-analysis organize, integrate and evaluate previously pu…main text ≤ 8,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Competing interests
If any of the authors have any competing interests then these must be declared. A short paragraph should be placed before the references. See our guidelines for competing interests. If there are no competing interests to declare then the following statement should be present: The author(s) has/have no competing interests to declare.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
(if applicable)If data used in the research project has been made openly available, a statement should be added to direct the reader on how and where to access these files. This should include the repository location and the DOI linking to it. Read our reproducibility guide for more information on best practice and maximising the impact of your open data. If it is not possible to use a repository,…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE guidelines Model summary
The Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology follows the guidelines from Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC Attribution License Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms. If a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s): Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal is indexed on the Directory of Open Access Journals. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available on the PDF format for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holde…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
SJWOP conducts a double-blind peer review process.
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Workplace Health and Well-being.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatAbstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,500 words.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesGBP 613 (DOAJ), waivers availableFee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 11 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Stockholm University Press
- Country or region
- Sweden
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2002-2867
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
How long does peer review take at Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology?
Authors report an average review time of about 11 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,500 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sweden (12), Finland (6) and Denmark (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .