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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #436Top JournalHybrid

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Identifier (ISSN):0894-3796(Print)/1099-1379(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
9↑ +2.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Organizational Behavior

WoS Q1
47101310.120226.820236.220246.8202592026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
3.999
#436

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
242

242 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate3.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
81articles/year
51.33% Gold OA•81.71% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Organizational Behavior aims to publish empirical reports and theoretical reviews of research in the field of organizational behavior, wherever in the world that work is conducted. The journal will focus on research and theory in all topics associated with organizational behavior within and across individual, group and organizational levels of analysis, including: -At the individual level: personality, perception, beliefs, attitudes, values, motivation, career behavior, stress, emotions, judgment, and commitment. -At the group level: size, composition, structure, leadership, power, group affect, and politics. -At the organizational level: structure, change, goal-setting, creativity, and human resource management policies and practices. -Across levels: decision-making, performance, job satisfaction, turnover and absenteeism, diversity, careers and career development, equal opportunities, work-life balance, identification, organizational culture and climate, inter-organizational processes, and multi-national and cross-national issues. -Research methodologies in studies of organizational behavior.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology97.5%Social psychology66.6%Economics54.5%Management41.7%Political science40.8%Computer science32.3%Physics31.2%Law30.1%Philosophy29.3%Engineering27.9%Sociology27.9%Biology25.3%Medicine24.9%Mathematics24.7%Quantum mechanics23.7%Thermodynamics20.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

BUSINESS

Q1
Rank21/323
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q1
Rank28/426
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Q1
Rank5/115
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

BUSINESS

Q1
Rank37/324
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q1
Rank63/426
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Q1
Rank16/115
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF9
Articles / Year84
Total Citations27
2025
IF6.8
Articles / Year114
Total Citations542
2024
IF6.2
Articles / Year98
Total Citations1,356
2023
IF6.8
Articles / Year87
Total Citations2,132
2022
IF10.079
Articles / Year99
Total Citations2,834

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #436Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1981-1982, 1984-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingPsychologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.999

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
10.85

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,247 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,618
3-Year Documents237
Citable Documents228

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate44.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied PsychologyQ1
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ1
Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区BUSINESS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Journal of Organizational Behavior (ISSN: 0894-3796) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Wiley-Blackwell in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 9.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 3.999 (Q1), an H-index of 242.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 81 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,247 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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