Journal of Organizational Behavior

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Organizational Behavior aims to publish empirical reports and theoretical reviews of research in the field of organizational behavior, wherever in the world that work is conducted.

The journal will focus on research and theory in all topics associated with organizational behavior within and across individual, group and organizational levels of analysis, including: -At the individual level: personality, perception, beliefs, attitudes, values, motivation, career behavior, stress, emotions, judgment, and commitment. -At the group level: size, composition, structure, leadership, power, group affect, and politics. -At the organizational level: structure, change, goal-setting, creativity, and human resource management policies and practices. -Across levels: decision-making, performance, job satisfaction, turnover and absenteeism, diversity, careers and career development, equal opportunities, work-life balance, identification, organizational culture and climate, inter-organizational processes, and multi-national and cross-national issues. -Research methodologies in studies of organizational behavior.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.8
2024	6.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.862

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	230

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	458

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2128

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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 Business, Management and Accounting, Psychology 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.

• The measurement of experienced burnout

  Citation: 8457

  Authors: Christina, Susan E.

• Job demands, job resources, and their relationship with burnout and engagement: a multi‐sample study

  Citation: 5469

  Authors: Wilmar B., Arnold B.

• Self‐determination theory and work motivation

  Citation: 4729

  Authors: Marylène, Edward L.

• Alumni and their alma mater: A partial test of the reformulated model of organizational identification

  Citation: 3974

  Authors: Fred, Blake E.

• The proactive component of organizational behavior: A measure and correlates

  Citation: 2012

  Authors: Thomas S., J. Michael

• The need for and meaning of positive organizational behavior

  Citation: 1867

  Authors: Fred

• Making it safe: the effects of leader inclusiveness and professional status on psychological safety and improvement efforts in health care teams

  Citation: 1673

  Authors: Ingrid M., Amy C.

• Violating the psychological contract: Not the exception but the norm

  Citation: 1497

  Authors: Sandra L., Denise M.

• How changes in job demands and resources predict burnout, work engagement, and sickness absenteeism

  Citation: 1302

  Authors: Wilmar B., Arnold B., Willem

• Measuring climate for work group innovation: development and validation of the team climate inventory

  Citation: 1111

  Authors: Neil R., Michael A.

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