Journal rankings · indicator year 2020
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Subfield ranking · 2020
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management journal rankings 2020
139 ranked journals · Subfield in Business, Management and Accounting
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management has 139 ranked journals in 2020. The median OJR rose 0.15 on 2019 to 1.75, above the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 2.73. The top three are Academy of Management Annals, Journal of Management, and Academy of Management Journal.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2020. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2017–2019, the window the 2020 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Business, Management and Accounting (9)
139 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2019. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2017–2019, the window the 2020 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2017–2019 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2011 to 2020. | Compare |
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1Academy of Management AnnalsRoutledge · United States | 18.21Q1 | 18.24 0.24 down from 2019 | 90 | 48% | — | ||
2Journal of ManagementSAGE Publishing · United States | 6.90Q1 | 10.69 3.70 up from 2019 | 188 | 46% | $3,900 | ||
3Academy of Management JournalAcademy of Management · United States | 6.90Q1 | 8.39 0.98 up from 2019 | 247 | 19% | — | ||
4International Journal of Hospitality ManagementElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 6.64Q1 | 9.33 1.71 up from 2019 | 579 | 41% | $4,270 | ||
5Journal of Management StudiesWiley · United Kingdom | 6.16Q1 | 7.27 1.83 up from 2019 | 161 | 63% | $4,150 | ||
6Academy of Management ReviewAcademy of Management · United States | 5.79Q1 | 6.88 0.09 up from 2019 | 160 | 20% | — | ||
7Journal of Vocational BehaviorElsevier BV · United States | 5.63Q1 | 6.96 0.94 up from 2019 | 313 | 49% | $4,690 | ||
8Human Resource Management JournalWiley · United Kingdom | 5.42Q1 | 5.15 0.59 down from 2019 | 129 | 52% | $4,250 | ||
9Journal of Organizational BehaviorWiley · United Kingdom | 5.24Q1 | 7.50 1.30 up from 2019 | 205 | 30% | $4,250 | ||
10Family Business ReviewSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 4.97Q1 | 7.80 1.04 up from 2019 | 49 | 28% | $3,900 | ||
11Human Resource Management ReviewElsevier BV · United States | 4.86Q1 | 7.39 1.16 up from 2019 | 145 | 46% | $5,170 | ||
12European Management JournalElsevier BV · Germany | 4.10Q1 | 6.13 1.96 up from 2019 | 224 | 55% | $2,160 | ||
13Organization StudiesSAGE Publishing · Germany | 4.07Q1 | 5.13 0.04 up from 2019 | 286 | 51% | $3,900 | ||
14European Journal of Management and Business EconomicsOAEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 4.01Q1 | 4.27 0.66 up from 2019 | 69 | 100% | — | ||
15Organizational Research MethodsSAGE Publishing · United States | 3.82Q1 | 5.58 0.38 up from 2019 | 109 | 33% | $3,900 | ||
16Journal of Occupational and Organizational PsychologyWiley · United Kingdom | 3.81Q1 | 5.80 2.15 up from 2019 | 118 | 54% | $3,840 | ||
17Human Resource ManagementWiley · United States | 3.60Q1 | 5.05 1.96 up from 2019 | 157 | 42% | $4,150 | ||
18Journal of Business and PsychologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 3.49Q1 | 5.35 1.84 up from 2019 | 153 | 39% | $3,090 | ||
19Human RelationsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.35Q1 | 4.61 0.98 up from 2019 | 270 | 55% | $3,900 | ||
20OrganizationSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.33Q1 | 3.95 0.38 down from 2019 | 186 | 71% | $3,900 | ||
21Journal of Service Theory and PracticeEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 3.30Q1 | 3.92 1.18 down from 2019 | 123 | 35% | — | ||
22Journal of Family Business StrategyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.28Q1 | 5.72 0.26 up from 2019 | 85 | 30% | $3,730 | ||
23Career Development InternationalEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 3.26Q1 | 4.58 0.11 up from 2019 | 136 | 24% | — | ||
24Journal of Marketing for HIGHER EDUCATIONTaylor & Francis · United States | 3.18Q1 | 4.63 1.76 up from 2019 | 49 | 24% | — | ||
25The International Journal of Human Resource ManagementRoutledge · United Kingdom | 3.10Q1 | 3.82 1.01 up from 2019 | 413 | 47% | — | ||
26South Asian Journal of Business StudiesEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 3.08Q1 | 3.57 1.11 up from 2019 | 68 | 2% | — | ||
27Journal of Leadership & Organizational StudiesSAGE Publishing · United States | 3.07Q1 | 4.32 1.66 up from 2019 | 89 | 21% | $3,900 | ||
28Journal of Work and Organizational PsychologyOAColegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid · Spain | 2.99Q1 | 3.57 0.57 up from 2019 | 70 | 100% | — | ||
29Globalization and HealthOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.88Q1 | 5.74 1.89 up from 2019 | 294 | 100% | $3,190 | ||
30Management Research ReviewEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.87Q1 | 3.73 0.87 up from 2019 | 244 | 13% | — | ||
31Journal of Managerial PsychologyEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.83Q1 | 4.03 1.32 up from 2019 | 118 | 33% | — | ||
32Leadership & Organization Development JournalEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.83Q1 | 4.22 0.61 up from 2019 | 205 | 8% | — | ||
33European Journal of Work and Organizational PsychologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.78Q1 | 4.77 0.66 up from 2019 | 184 | 36% | — | ||
34Journal of Management DevelopmentEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.76Q1 | 3.40 0.40 up from 2019 | 212 | 13% | — | ||
35Applied PsychologyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.73Q1 | 3.75 1.39 up from 2019 | 133 | 59% | $3,840 | ||
36Journal of Asia Business StudiesEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.73Q2 | 4.04 2.27 up from 2019 | 105 | 2% | — | ||
37Asia Pacific Journal of Human ResourcesWiley · United Kingdom | 2.73Q2 | 2.34 0.45 down from 2019 | 91 | 30% | $2,900 | ||
38Baltic Journal of ManagementEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.71Q2 | 3.80 0.97 up from 2019 | 98 | 36% | — | ||
39Scandinavian Journal of ManagementElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.70Q2 | 3.13 0.30 down from 2019 | 92 | 63% | $3,190 | ||
40Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain ManagementOAEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.67Q2 | 4.29 1.20 up from 2019 | 67 | 36% | — | ||
41Personnel ReviewEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.64Q2 | 3.52 0.09 up from 2019 | 354 | 23% | — | ||
42OrganizacijaOADe Gruyter Open · Slovenia | 2.60Q2 | 3.02 0.12 up from 2019 | 69 | 100% | — | ||
43Group & Organization ManagementSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.58Q2 | 4.03 1.56 up from 2019 | 66 | 27% | $3,900 | ||
44Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management An International JournalEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.55Q2 | 1.88 1.47 down from 2019 | 102 | 33% | — | ||
45International Journal of Quality and Service SciencesEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.53Q2 | 3.73 1.09 up from 2019 | 97 | 6% | — | ||
46Journal of Organizational Effectiveness People and PerformanceEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.53Q2 | 4.31 1.67 up from 2019 | 61 | 30% | — | ||
47Asia-Pacific Journal of Business AdministrationEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.52Q2 | 3.13 0.93 up from 2019 | 55 | 8% | — | ||
48Journal of Personal Selling and Sales ManagementTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.49Q2 | 4.05 1.05 up from 2019 | 79 | 19% | — | ||
49Management LearningSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.49Q2 | 4.01 0.34 up from 2019 | 98 | 57% | $3,900 | ||
50Journal of Management InquirySAGE Publishing · United States | 2.45Q2 | 2.66 0.04 up from 2019 | 160 | 47% | $3,650 |
Subfields of Business, Management and Accounting, with Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management highlighted.
- Strategy and Management214
- Accounting145
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management139
- Marketing86
- Management Information Systems82
- Management of Technology and Innovation59
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management7
- Business and International Management4
- Industrial relations0
Journals
Citations made in 2020. Corpus-wide, 86.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
21 additional Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2017–2019, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2020. Publication window: 2017–2019. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 139
- Window papers (baseline)
- 51,032 +4.1% from indicator year 2017
- Median OJR
- 1.75 +10.1% from indicator year 2017
- Rising journals (2025)
- 8
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2017–2019 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 74 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 96 | 101 | 105 | 111 | 113 | 120 | 124 | 128 | 131 | 138 | 140 | 142 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 141 | 140 | 140 | 136 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 12,547 | 13,934 | 15,495 | 17,468 | 19,434 | 21,618 | 24,018 | 26,923 | 30,114 | 33,351 | 36,626 | 39,460 | 43,433 | 45,531 | 47,948 | 48,828 | 49,704 | 49,017 | 48,146 | 48,669 | 51,032 | 55,127 | 58,558 | 60,177 | 61,594 | 65,848 | |
| Median OJR | 0.9522 | 0.9523 | 0.97 | 1.16 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 1.56 | 1.73 | 1.691 | 1.72 | 1.86 | 1.685 | 1.85 | 1.831 | 1.76 | 1.62 | 1.70 | 1.59 | 1.71 | 1.60 | 1.75 | 1.79 | 1.77 | 1.830 | 1.80 | 1.88 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.