International Journal of Human Resource Studies

International Journal of Human Resource Studies (IJHRS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published semiannually by Macrothink Institute. The journal publishes original research on human resource management, workforce development, and employment practices in organizations. It welcomes interdisciplinary studies that advance strategic HRM, organizational learning, leadership, compensation, and employee outcomes.

International Journal of Human Resource Studies
Journal Information

Journal title: International Journal of Human Resource Studies (IJHRS)

ISSN: 2162-3058

Publisher: Macrothink Institute

Language: English

Peer review: Double-anonymized peer-review; review time 4–10 weeks

Publication model: Open Access (Gold OA; CC BY 4.0)

Publication frequency: Semiannual (two issues per year, February and August)

Author charges: Article Processing Charge 200USD — see the Article Processing Charges page

Abstracting and indexing: See the Indexing page

Persistent identifier: DOI (Crossref)

Contact: Len Albert — ijhrs@macrothink.org

Submissions

The journal accepts article submissions online or by e-mail.

If you have any questions, please contact us at ijhrs@macrothink.org

Focus and Scope

The journal welcomes research in the following areas, including but not limited to:

  • Human resource management and strategy
  • Human resource development
  • Recruitment and staffing
  • Employee relations
  • Compensation and performance management
  • Leadership and team management
  • Workforce analytics and HR performance evaluation
  • Organizational learning research
  • Professional and career development
  • Organizational effectiveness and change
Paper Selection and Publication Process

a). Upon receipt of paper submission, the Editor sends an E-mail of confirmation to the corresponding author within 1-3 working days. If you fail to receive this confirmation, your submission/e-mail may be missed. Please contact the Editor in time for that.

b). Peer review. The review process may take 4-10 weeks.

c). Notification of the result of review by E-mail.

d). The authors revise paper and pay Article Processing Charge (200USD).

e). E-journal in PDF is available on the journal's webpage, free of charge for download. We aim to post articles within 3 weeks of acceptance. Each paper published in this journal is assigned a DOI® number (Crossref), which appears beneath the author's affiliation in the published paper.

Announcements

 

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Vol 17, No 1 (2027):

International Journal of Human Resource Studies, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2027

Table of Contents

Articles

A. Olu Oyinlade
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Pages 1-28