Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

The Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology – JWOP – will mainly publish empirical research of interest for psychologists, and which represents a contribution to knowledge in all areas of which can be termed industrial, work and organizational psychology, human resource, organizational behavior, personnel psychology, as well as behavioral, cognitive and neuroscientific aspects of labor relations, ergonomics, and human factors. 

Exceptionally, the JWOP will consider review articles or theoretical contributions. The JWOP is a Spanish journal but does not wish itself to limit to Spanish contributions or Spanish-language contributors, wishing to have an international authorship.

The JWOP will mainly publish free unpublished original contributions but occasionally will also publish contributions requested from prestigious authors and special issues, although all contributions will undergo an external and anonymous peer review process.  Authors should not submit manuscripts simultaneously to multiple journals.

Not pretending to be exhaustive, topics covered by the JWOP  decision making, personnel ion, training, leadership, organizational change, organizational culture and climate, motivation, teamwork, occupational health, stress, job satisfaction, job performance, compensation, retirement and turnover, conflict and negotiation, work attitudes, work-family conciliation, economic utility, cross-cultural studies, methodological studies, manuscripts which develop new paradigms, models and theories, as well as articles dealing with the relationships between Work and Organizational Psychology and other disciplines such as Social Psychology and Cognitive Psychology.

Authors are not charged any fees or charges for manuscript processing and/or publishing in the journal.
 

ISSN: 1576-5962

ISSN ELECTRÓNICO: 2174-0534

DEPÓSITO LEGAL: M.37.437-1985

Impact Metrics

Scopus CiteScore 2024: 5.5
    Social Psychology 2024: Ranking 75 de 313 (Q1) 
    Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2024: Ranking 72 de 234 (Q2)

Web of Science (Clarivate) Impact Factor 2024: 2.1
     Journal Citation Reports 2024. Applied Psychology: Ranking 62 de 115 (Q3)

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Editorial Management Metrics

Over the course of 2024, the Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology received a high volume of submissions, of which only 4% were accepted for publication after undergoing a rigorous editorial assessment and peer review process aimed at ensuring and maintaining the highest scientific standards. In contrast, 91% of the manuscripts were rejected, while 5% carried over into 2025 still under review.

Peer review and Publication Metrics

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The Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology makes use of DOI, the international code allowing reliable and consistent access to content at any moment.

The Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology is published three times a year: April, August and December.

The Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology was founded in 1985, It’s the oldest Journal edited by Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Madrid.