Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 988
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Business and management 5(Q1)
Organizational behavior and human resources 3(Q1)
Strategic management 8(Q1)

Journal info (provided by editor)

Manuscripts received last year
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Articles published last year
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% accepted last year
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Immediately rejected last year
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Open access status
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Two-year impact factor
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Aims and scope

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Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
7.5 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
15.8 months
Decision time immediate rejection
20 days
Overall rating manuscript handling
1.9 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
2.1 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
3.0 / 5.0 (moderate)
Average number of review reports
2.0 reports
Quality of review reports
2.1 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 36.0 weeks. Overall rating: 2 (moderate). Outcome: Rejected.

Motivation:
I think it is better if IJHRM keep the first review response within 6 months (at maximum) and invite more reviewers for collective viewpoints from various perspectives with the expertise in field. It is normal that a high ranking journal receives 3 or 4 reviewers for a paper. The longer review process makes us tired and costs us the opportunity to pursue publication with other journal.