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Applied Ergonomics

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1969

ISSN1872-9126

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.018

H-Indexi

182

SNIPi

1.775

Total Worksi

11,616

Total Citationsi

264,394

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Applied Ergonomics is aimed at ergonomists and all those interested in applying ergonomics/human factors in the design, planning and management of technical and social systems at work or leisure.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,616

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1872-9126

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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

204

6.3k

2019

270

7.3k

2020

276

2021

227

4.3k

2022

197

2.2k

2023

189

1.5k

2024

205

570

2025

131

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.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Human Factors and ErgonomicsQ1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, IndustrialErgonomicsPsychology, Applied

Scopus Categories

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationEngineering (miscellaneous)Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityHuman Factors and Ergonomics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationHuman-Automation Interaction and SafetyOccupational Health and Safety ResearchErgonomics and Human FactorsSafety Warnings and SignageEffects of Vibration on HealthOccupational Health and PerformanceRisk and Safety AnalysisTraffic and Road Safety

Frequently asked questions about Applied Ergonomics

Is Applied Ergonomics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Ergonomics: 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 Applied Ergonomics?

Applied Ergonomics 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 3.04.

Is Applied Ergonomics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Ergonomics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.