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Journal of Human Resources

University of Wisconsin Press · United States · Est. 1966

ISSN1548-8004

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

6.085

H-Indexi

213

SNIPi

3.377

Total Worksi

2,972

Total Citationsi

220,255

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Human Resources is among the leading journals in empirical microeconomics. Intended for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners, each issue examines research in a variety of fields including labor economics, development economics, health economics, and the economics of education, discrimination, and retirement. Founded in 1965, the Journal of Human Resources features articles that make scientific contributions in research relevant to public policy practitioners.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

Annual Volume~ 57 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,972

Publisher OrgUniversity of Wisconsin Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Wisconsin Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1548-8004

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2.4k

2019

2.6k

2020

1.7k

2021

1.1k

2022

482

2023

170

2024

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.

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Management of Technology and InnovationQ1

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ1

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsIndustrial Relations & Labor

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsLabor market dynamics and wage inequalitySchool Choice and PerformanceFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEmployment and Welfare StudiesGlobal Health Care IssuesRetirement, Disability, and EmploymentPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisHealthcare Policy and Management

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Human Resources

Is Journal of Human Resources a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Human Resources: 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 Human Resources?

Journal of Human Resources 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 1.35.

Is Journal of Human Resources indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Human Resources is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.