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Journal of Change Management

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1479-1811

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.933

H-Index

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.64

Total Works

666

Total Citations

24,847

2yr Mean Citedness

2.05

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Change Management focuses on the processes, practices, and leadership involved in organizational change. It examines how individuals, communities, and organizations navigate disruption, uncertainty, and transformation. Key areas of interest include the role of identity, emotions, conversations, and leadership in managing change, as well as the influence of context and materiality on change processes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications666

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1479-1811

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Management

Scopus Categories

Strategy and ManagementOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Management and Organizational StudiesJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorOrganizational Learning and LeadershipComplex Systems and Decision MakingInnovation and Knowledge ManagementOrganizational Change and LeadershipManagement Theory and PracticeHuman auditory perception and evaluationQuality and Supply ManagementDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies