ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #999Hybrid

Research in Organizational Behavior

Identifier (ISSN):0191-3085(Print)
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Publisher:Elsevier
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.3↓ -0.3
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 (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Research in Organizational Behavior

WoS Q2
0235020233.120243.620253.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
2.465
#999

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
87

87 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
13articles/year
40% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Research in Organizational Behavior publishes commissioned papers only, spanning several levels of analysis, and ranging from studies of individuals to groups to organizations and their environments. The topics encompassed are likewise diverse, covering issues from individual emotion and cognition to social movements and networks. Cutting across this diversity, however, is a rather consistent quality of presentation. Being both thorough and thoughtful, Research in Organizational Behavior is commissioned pieces provide substantial contributions to research on organizations. Many have received rewards for their level of scholarship and many have become classics in the field of organizational research.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PsychologySocial PsychologyPolitical ScienceEconomicsManagementSociologyLawComputer SciencePhilosophyPhysicsBusinessEngineeringEpistemologyBiologyQuantum Mechanics
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q2
Rank189/426
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Q2
Rank38/115
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q2
Rank182/426
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Q2
Rank53/115
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

13 year
2026Latest
IF3.3
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2025
IF3.6
Articles / Year13
Total Citations16
2024
IF3.1
Articles / Year8
Total Citations45
2023
IF0
Articles / Year9
Total Citations56
2022
IF—
Articles / Year17
Total Citations206

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #999Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000-2004, 2006, 2008-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingPsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.465

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.07

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,822 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations127
3-Year Documents30
Citable Documents28

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 Rate65.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ1
Social PsychologyQ1
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: 0%

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

Research in Organizational Behavior (ISSN: 0191-3085) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Psychology, published by Elsevier in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.30, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 2.465 (Q1), an H-index of 87.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 13 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,822 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
ScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16