29 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
29 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 1 are Q1 and 6 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 45% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 16 weeks. Most are published in United Kingdom (10), Spain (5) and Slovenia (3). 100% accept manuscripts in English and 31% accept at least one other language.
All 29 free-to-publish journals in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | H-index | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organization Theory 2631-7877 | Q1 | 4.852 | 43 | SAGE Publishing | United Kingdom | 16 wk |
| 2 | European Journal of Management and Business Economics 2444-8451 · 2444-8494 | Q2 | 0.937 | 43 | Emerald Publishing | United Kingdom | 43 wk |
| 3 | Innovation & Management Review 2515-8961 | Q2 | 0.778 | 25 | Emerald Publishing | United Kingdom | 30 wk |
| 4 | Journal of Work-Applied Management 2205-2062 · 2205-149X | Q2 | 0.775 | 26 | Emerald Publishing | United Kingdom | 12 wk |
| 5 | Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 1576-5962 · 2174-0534 | Q2 | 0.729 | 36 | Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid | Spain | 36 wk |
| 6 | International Labour Review 0020-7780 · 1564-913X | Q2 | 0.681 | 59 | Open Library of Humanities | United Kingdom | 30 wk |
| 7 | Organization Management Journal 1541-6518 | Q2 | 0.642 | 28 | Emerald Publishing | United Kingdom | 8 wk |
| 8 | Management Letters/Cuadernos de Gestión 1131-6837 · 1988-2157 | Q3 | 0.476 | 20 | Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) | Spain | 30 wk |
| 9 | New England Journal of Entrepreneurship 1550-333X · 2574-8904 | Q3 | 0.448 | 22 | Emerald Publishing | United Kingdom | 12 wk |
| 10 | Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability 1838-3815 | Q3 | 0.433 | 21 | Deakin University | Australia | 8 wk |
| 11 | Journal for Labour Market Research 2510-5027 | Q3 | 0.429 | 31 | SpringerOpen | United Kingdom | 15 wk |
| 12 | Organizacija 1581-1832 | Q3 | 0.339 | 24 | Sciendo | Slovenia | 16 wk |
| 13 | European Journal of Family Business 2444-877X · 2444-8788 | Q3 | 0.338 | 18 | UMA Editorial | Spain | 16 wk |
| 14 | International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management 1753-0296 | Q3 | 0.33 | 23 | International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management | United Kingdom | 10 wk |
| 15 | Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs 2381-3717 | Q3 | 0.311 | 15 | Midwest Public Affairs Conference | United States | 16 wk |
| 16 | Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation 1745-641X · 1745-6428 | Q3 | 0.275 | 21 | Pluto Journals | United Kingdom | 36 wk |
| 17 | Cuadernos de Relaciones Laborales 1131-8635 · 1988-2572 | Q3 | 0.269 | 12 | Universidad Complutense de Madrid | Spain | 14 wk |
| 18 | Journal of Intercollegiate Sport 1941-6342 · 1941-417X | Q3 | 0.258 | 6 | University of Kansas Libraries | United States | 18 wk |
| 19 | Journal of Project Management 2371-8366 · 2371-8374 | Q3 | 0.258 | 19 | Growing Science | Canada | 16 wk |
| 20 | American Business Review 0743-2348 · 2689-8810 | Q3 | 0.251 | 9 | Pompea College of Business | United States | 8 wk |
| 21 | Revista Galega de Economía 1132-2799 · 2255-5951 | Q4 | 0.207 | 13 | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela | Spain | 22 wk |
| 22 | Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia 1898-0198 | Q4 | 0.195 | 8 | Sciendo | Poland | 32 wk |
| 23 | RAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas 0034-7590 · 2178-938X | Q4 | 0.195 | 26 | Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo | Brazil | 32 wk |
| 24 | Fórum Empresarial 1541-8561 · 2475-8752 | Q4 | 0.18 | 2 | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 16 wk |
| 25 | Dynamic Relationships Management Journal (DRMJ) 2232-5867 · 2350-367X | Q4 | 0.153 | 5 | Slovenian Academy of Management | Slovenia | 12 wk |
| 26 | Iranian Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance 2717-4131 · 2588-6142 | Q4 | 0.141 | 4 | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad | Iran | 12 wk |
| 27 | Managing Global Transitions 1581-6311 · 1854-6935 | Q4 | 0.139 | 2 | University of Primorska | Slovenia | 16 wk |
| 28 | Pan-African Journal of Education and Social Sciences 2789-0058 · 2789-0066 | Q4 | 0.122 | 2 | Adventist University of Africa | Kenya | 13 wk |
| 29 | Revista de Contabilidade e Organizações 1982-6486 | Q4 | 0.114 | 5 | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) | Brazil | 25 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top countries of publication
Top publishers
- Emerald Publishing 5
- Sciendo 2
- Adventist University of Africa 1
- Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 1
- Deakin University 1
- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad 1
Manuscript languages accepted
- English 29
- Spanish 8
- Portuguese 4
- French 2
- Galician 1
About this list
Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.
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