Personnel Psychology

Aims & Scope

Personnel Psychology publishes psychological research centered around people at work.

Articles span the full range of human resource management and organizational behavior topics, including job analysis, selection and recruiting, training and development, performance appraisal and feedback, compensation and rewards, careers, strategic human resource management, work design, global and cross-cultural issues, organizational climate, work attitudes and behaviors, motivation, teams, and leadership.

Research conducted at multiple levels of analysis, including individual, team, and organizational levels, are welcome.

Published articles include original empirical research, theory development, meta-analytic reviews, and narrative literature reviews.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.4
2024	4.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	5.414

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	175

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	260

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	983

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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 and Psychology, 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 BIG FIVE PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS AND JOB PERFORMANCE: A META‐ANALYSIS

  Citation: 5150

  Authors: MURRAY R., MICHAEL K.

• A QUANTITATIVE APPROACH TO CONTENT VALIDITY¹

  Citation: 4729

  Authors: C. H.

• CONSEQUENCES OF INDIVIDUALS' FIT AT WORK: A META‐ANALYSIS OF PERSON–JOB, PERSON–ORGANIZATION, PERSON–GROUP, AND PERSON–SUPERVISOR FIT

  Citation: 3459

  Authors: AMY L., RYAN D., ERIN C.

• THE PEOPLE MAKE THE PLACE

  Citation: 3099

  Authors: BENJAMIN

• PERSON‐ORGANIZATION FIT: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW OF ITS CONCEPTUALIZATIONS, MEASUREMENT, AND IMPLICATIONS

  Citation: 3056

  Authors: AMY L.

• POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL: MEASUREMENT AND RELATIONSHIP WITH PERFORMANCE AND SATISFACTION

  Citation: 2977

  Authors: FRED, BRUCE J., JAMES B., STEVEN M.

• JOB SATISFACTION, ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT, TURNOVER INTENTION, AND TURNOVER: PATH ANALYSES BASED ON META‐ANALYTIC FINDINGS

  Citation: 2325

  Authors: ROBERT P., JOHN P.

• TRANSFER OF TRAINING: A REVIEW AND DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH

  Citation: 1954

  Authors: TIMOTHY T., J. KEVIN

• WORK ENGAGEMENT: A QUANTITATIVE REVIEW AND TEST OF ITS RELATIONS WITH TASK AND CONTEXTUAL PERFORMANCE

  Citation: 1820

  Authors: MICHAEL S., ADELA S., JEREL E.

• A META‐ANALYTIC REVIEW OF ATTITUDINAL AND DISPOSITIONAL PREDICTORS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR

  Citation: 1761

  Authors: DENNIS W., KATHERINE

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