Journal of Business and Psychology
Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1986
✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.
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Aims & Scope
The Journal of Business and Psychology (JBP) is an international outlet publishing high quality research designed to advance organizational science and practice. Since its inception in 1986, the journal has published impactful scholarship in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management, Work Psychology, Occupational Psychology, and Vocational Psychology. Typical subject matters include Team processes and effectiveness, Customer service and satisfaction, Employee recruitment, selection, and promotion, Employee engagement and withdrawal, Organizational culture and climate, Training, development and coaching, Mentoring and socialization, Performance management, appraisal and feedback, Workplace diversity, Leadership, Workplace health, stress, and safety, Employee attitudes and satisfaction, Careers and retirement, Organizational communication, Technology and work, Employee motivation and job design, Organizational change and development, Employee citizenship and deviance, Organizational effectiveness, Work-nonwork/work-family. Rigorous quantitative, qualitative, field-based, and lab-based empirical studies are welcome. Interdisciplinary scholarship is valued and encouraged. Submitted manuscripts should be well-grounded conceptually and make meaningful contributions to scientific understandings and/or the advancement of science-based practice. Literature reviews and non-empirical submissions are not typically reviewed. The Journal of Business and Psychology is A high quality/impactful outlet for organizational science research A journal dedicated to bridging the science/practice divide A journal striving to create interdisciplinary connections.
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Ethics & Quality
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Publication & Citation Trend
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
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Frequently asked questions about Journal of Business and Psychology
Is Journal of Business and Psychology a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Business and Psychology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Business and Psychology?
Journal of Business and Psychology 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 3.18.
Is Journal of Business and Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Journal of Business and Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Journal of Business and Psychology?
The Journal of Business and Psychology (JBP) is an international outlet publishing high quality research designed to advance organizational science and practice. Since its inception in 1986, the journal has published impactful scholarship in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management, Work Psychology, Occupational Psychology, and Vocational Psychology. Typical subject matters include Team processes and effectiveness, Customer service and satisfaction, Employee recruitment, selection, and promotion, Employee engagement and withdrawal, Organizationa
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