Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries

Aims & Scope

The purpose of HFEMSI: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries is to facilitate discovery, integration, application and translation of scientific knowledge within Human Factors and Ergonomics(HFE).

HFE is formally defined as “the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimise human well-being and overall system performance” (International Ergonomics Association, 2019).

Accordingly, we invite submissions covering all dimensions of HFE, including physical, cognitive, organizational, and systems HFE.

Whilst the Journal retains an interest in understanding and optimising the Manufacturing & Service Industries, this focus is not exclusive and as the field of HFE evolves we encourage submissions which cover a broad range of contemporary HFE issues in any domain.

These include theoretical and methodological development, testing and evaluation of HFE methods, the translation of HFE theory and methods in practice, and novel HFE applications in new areas.

We are also interested in HFE theory, methods, and studies that can be translated in the Manufacturing and Service Industries.

The inter- and cross-disciplinary nature of the journal allows for a wide scope of issues relevant to system design and engineering, social, organizational, and system behaviour and safety, and health and wellbeing.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	2.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8471

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	422

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.675

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	54

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• M‐payment service: Interplay of perceived risk, benefit, and trust in service adoption

  Citation: 153

  Authors: Jungkun, Eklou, Younghee, Hyowon

• Developing Elements of User Experience for Mobile Phones and Services: Survey, Interview, and Observation Approaches

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Jaehyun, Sung H., Hyun K., Youngseok, Wonkyu

• Not All Autonomy is the Same. Different Dimensions of Job Autonomy and Their Relation to Work Engagement & Innovative Work Behavior

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Stan, Guy, Geert

• Effects of movement speed and predictability in human–robot collaboration

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Markus, Peter, Birgit, Andy, Michael

• Design of automation for telerobots and the effect on performance, operator situation awareness, and subjective workload

  Citation: 120

  Authors: David B., Emrah, Mica R.

• Predicting the Intention to Use a Web‐Based Learning System: Perceived Content Quality, Anxiety, Perceived System Quality, Image, and the Technology Acceptance Model

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Fethi, Cigdem, Ayse E., Demet

• Mental models, team mental models, and performance: Process, development, and future directions

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Janice, Jeromy, John R.

• Can the office environment stimulate a manager's creativity?

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Canan, Jan, Serpil

• Indoor Human Wayfinding Performance Using Vertical and Horizontal Signage in Virtual Reality

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Elisângela, Francisco, Paulo

• Identifying mobile phone design features critical to user satisfaction

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Sung H., Kwang J., Myung H., Sang W., Jongseo

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