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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #659Top JournalHybrid

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Identifier (ISSN):0749-5978(Print)/1095-9920(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
5↑ +1.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

WoS Q2
24685.6120224.620233.420243.8202552026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
3.152
#659

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
195

195 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate8.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
91articles/year
33.75% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes publishes fundamental research in organizational behavior, organizational psychology, and human cognition, judgment, and decision-making. The journal features articles that present original empirical research, theory development, meta-analysis, and methodological advancements relevant to the substantive domains served by the journal. Topics covered by the journal include perception, cognition, judgment, attitudes, emotion, well-being, motivation, choice, and performance. We are interested in articles that investigate these topics as they pertain to individuals, dyads, groups, and other social collectives. For each topic, we place a premium on articles that make fundamental and substantial contributions to understanding psychological processes relevant to human attitudes, cognitions, and behavior in organizations. In order to be considered for publication in OBHDP a manuscript has to include the following: 1.Demonstrate an interesting behavioral/psychological phenomenon 2.Make a significant theoretical and empirical contribution to the existing literature 3.Identify and test the underlying psychological mechanism for the newly discovered behavioral/psychological phenomenon 4.Have practical implications in organizational context

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology98.7%Social psychology78.8%Economics51.1%Computer science49.3%Philosophy42.5%Mathematics42.2%Political science40.3%Law37.4%Cognitive psychology34%Biology33.4%Physics32.4%Epistemology30%Engineering28.7%Statistics28.3%Sociology26.5%Medicine25.9%Management24.2%Quantum mechanics23.5%Business20.4%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q2
Rank109/426
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Q1
Rank17/115
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Q1
Rank6/77
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q1
Rank90/426
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Q1
Rank19/115
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Q1
Rank15/77
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF5
Articles / Year33
Total Citations14
2025
IF3.8
Articles / Year32
Total Citations285
2024
IF3.4
Articles / Year39
Total Citations327
2023
IF4.6
Articles / Year37
Total Citations463
2022
IF5.606
Articles / Year66
Total Citations1,116

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #659Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1985-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingPsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.152

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.72

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,072 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations633
3-Year Documents126
Citable Documents123

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 Rate38.7%

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
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: 8.8%

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PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
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

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (ISSN: 0749-5978) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Elsevier in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 5.00, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 3.152 (Q1), an H-index of 195.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 91 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,072 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
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16