Journal profile · ERGONOMICS
Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science
ISSN 1463-922X · eISSN 1464-536X · Taylor & Francis
Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,450; median 200 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Occupational Health and Safety Research and Ergonomics and Human Factors, together about 45.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science (TIES) aims to advance the science and philosophy of human factors and ergonomics (HFE). The Journal promotes a broad array of theoretical issues, methodology, and philosophical dialogues about human interactions within simple and complex systems, and is a highly respected forum for interdisciplinary discussion within this field, cutting across the human-centered design, practice, engineering, technology, and management of human-compatible systems in the broadest sense. This includes data-driven applied and experimental work as well as work derived from the practice of HFE with the caveat that the work has implications to, or addresses in some manner, theoretical issues in ergonomics science. The Journal seeks to explore the frontiers of ever expanding HFE discipline by focusing on HFE contributions to contemporary society in the context of human interactions with technology, engineering, economics and business, as well as consideration of safety and security, human ecology, sustainability, service systems, urbanization, communication, education, and social and government policies. TIES also promotes a large scale system-of-system perspective of HFE, and discusses its implications for the development of the human-centered global society. The Journal is proactive in its mission to develop a unique HFE discipline, and seeks to define and promote theories of HFE as distinct and inherently valuable for the global knowledge community, including human factors scientists and safety engineers, ergonomists, industrial designers, industrial engineers, systems engineers, design engineers, cognitive and organizational psychologists, health care professionals, business analysts, and human-computer interaction and user experience specialists and practioners. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science emphasizes new knowledge, publishing original, high-quality, peer-reviewed papers as well as commissioned reviews and peer-reviewed commentaries. Topics include both qualitative and quantitative methodological frameworks and HFE theories. The Journal presents papers that discuss principles of the investigative process in research, social and historical issues, and science of science perspectives on HFE. Papers that examine the discipline itself, including bibliographical analyses of classic papers, are also published. Unlike other HFE journals that deal primarily with applications, Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science focuses on th
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ERGONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Waldemar KarwowskiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 13%); most named United States 5, Mainland China 1, France 1, Poland 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology23%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions15%
- Ergonomics and Human FactorsEngineering7.2%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine6.7%
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersPsychology6.4%
- Safety Warnings and SignagePsychology6%
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering3.9%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ergonomics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ergonomics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: OCLC
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.97Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 458OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 121,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 919 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 9 | 6 |
| 2025 | 33 | 8 | 51 |
| 2024 | 27 | 12 | 90 |
| 2023 | 20 | 6 | 206 |
| 2022 | 50 | 12 | 620 |
| 2021 | 36 | 10 | 439 |
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
200 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 132 days – 351 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 221 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (68 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)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 91 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,450 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the di…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Co-Editors, and if found suitable for further consideration, will enter peer review performed by independent, anonymous, expert referees. Model summary
All submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Co-Editors, and if found suitable for further consideration, will enter peer review performed by independent, anonymous, expert referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1463-922X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1464-536X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science
What CAS zone is Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ergonomics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 200 days (interquartile range 132–351 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18%. 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 Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5), Mainland China (1) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science open access, and what is the APC?
Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,450.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .