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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #5,902Hybrid

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Identifier (ISSN):0953-4814(Print)/1758-7816(Online)
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Publisher:Emerald
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.5↑ +1.8
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Organizational Change Management

WoS Q2
13462.120222.820232.720242.720254.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.887
#5,902

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
94

94 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate7.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
107articles/year
4.96% Gold OA•96.23% Original Research

Aims & Scope

■Adapting strategic planning to the need for change ■Leadership research ■Responsibility for change implementation and follow-through ■The psychology of change and its effect on the workforce ■TQM - will it work in your organization? Successful organizations respond intelligently to factors which precipitate change. Economic climates, political trends, changes in consumer demands, management policy or structure, employment levels and financial resources - all these elements are constantly at play to ensure that organizations clinging on to static structures will ultimately lose out. But change is a dynamic and alarming thing - this journal addresses how to manage it positively.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science87.8%Sociology83.2%Economics76.1%Psychology72%Computer science71.8%Law69.2%Business59.7%Philosophy58%Social psychology54.8%Management54.4%Public relations53.7%Mathematics48.3%Social science46.4%Epistemology42.8%Anthropology41.3%Knowledge management39.6%Biology39.1%Engineering38.9%Statistics36.4%Qualitative research34.8%Physics34.5%Creativity33.3%Originality32.2%Marketing31.7%Machine learning30.1%Art26.9%Geography26.5%Linguistics26.3%History24.7%Value (mathematics)24.3%Quantum mechanics23.6%Archaeology23.2%Programming language21.6%Artificial intelligence20.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q2
Rank129/426
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q2
Rank170/426
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.5
Articles / Year69
Total Citations46
2025
IF2.7
Articles / Year87
Total Citations305
2024
IF2.7
Articles / Year90
Total Citations925
2023
IF2.8
Articles / Year83
Total Citations1,303
2022
IF2.096
Articles / Year56
Total Citations702

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,902Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1988-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingDecision Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.887

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.98

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,112 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,303
3-Year Documents228
Citable Documents223

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 Rate44.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Management of Technology and InnovationQ2
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ2
Strategy and ManagementQ2
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: 7.4%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区MANAGEMENT
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 Change Management (ISSN: 0953-4814) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of MANAGEMENT, published by Emerald in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.50, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.887 (Q1), an H-index of 94.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 107 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,112 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
Emerald
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28