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Human Relations

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0018-7267eISSN1741-282X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

4.141

H-Indexi

254

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.347

Total Worksi

4,929

Total Citationsi

377,255

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Management; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Management of Technology and Innovation; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Strategy and Management.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications4,929

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0018-7267 / 1741-282X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

5.3k

2019

3.8k

2020

2.9k

2021

2022

762

2023

341

2024

133

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Management of Technology and InnovationQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ManagementSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Management of Technology and InnovationArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Strategy and Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Management and Organizational StudiesJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorGender Diversity and InequalityEmployment and Welfare StudiesLabor Movements and Unions

Frequently asked questions about Human Relations

Is Human Relations a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Human Relations: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Human Relations?

Human Relations is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.83.

Is Human Relations indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Human Relations is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Human Relations?