Work & Stress is an international, multidisciplinary quarterly presenting high-quality papers concerned with the psychological, social and organizational aspects of occupational health and well-being, and stress and safety management. It is published in association with the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. The journal publishes empirical reports, scholarly reviews and theoretical papers. It is directed at occupational health psychologists, work and organizational psychologists, those involved with organizational development, and all concerned with the interplay of work, health and organisations.
Research published in Work & Stress relates psychologically salient features of the work environment to their psychological, behavioural and health consequences, focusing on the underlying psychological processes. The journal has become a natural home for research on the work-family interface, social relations at work (including topics such as bullying and conflict at work, leadership and organizational support), workplace interventions and reorganizations, and dimensions and outcomes of worker stress and well-being. Such dimensions and outcomes, both positive and negative, include stress, burnout, sickness absence, work motivation, work engagement and work performance. Of course, submissions addressing other topics in occupational health psychology are also welcomed.
Readership
Organizational and occupational health psychologists, ergonomists, human factors engineers, occupational health specialists, industrial and medical sociologists, occupational physicians, personnel managers, health and safety specialists, and trade unionists.
Peer Review Integrity
All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections, or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial Editor screening and anonymized refereeing by up to three independent, expert reviewers. All peer review is double anonymized and submissions may be made online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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Journal metrics
Usage
308K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
5.6 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
7.3 (2023) 5 year IF
11.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
2.479 (2023) SNIP
2.773 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
7 days avg. from submission to first
decision
124 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
10 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
3% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Paula Brough - Griffith University, Australia Stacey Kessler -Kennesaw State University, USA Anne Mäkikangas -University of Tampere, Finland Karina Nielsen - University of Sheffield, UK Morten Nielsen -National Institute of Occupational Health and University of Bergen, Norway Gloria Gonzalez-Morales -University of Guelph, Canada Paul Spector - University of South Florida, USA
Advisory Board:
Arnold Bakker- Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands Cristian Balducci - University of Bologna, Italy Amanda Biggs- Griffith University, Australia Caroline Biron- Université Laval, Canada Frank Bond - Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK Nathan Bowling - Wright State University, USA Veerle Brenninkmeijer- Utrecht University, The Netherlands Pascale Carayon -University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Arla Day- Saint Mary's University, Canada Jan de Jonge - Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Annet de Lange -HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Eva Demerouti- Eindhoven University of Technology, Canada Jennifer Dimoff- Portland State University, USA Maureen Dollard - University of South Australia, Australia Taru Feldt -University of Jyväskylä, Finland Sabine Geurts -Radboud University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands Sabir Giga -Lancaster University, UK Amanda Griffiths -University of Nottingham, UK Jari Hakanen- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland Mari Huhtala- University of Jyväskylä, Finland Kevin Kelloway- Saint Mary's University, Canada Ulla Kinnunen - University of Tampere, Finland Michiel Kompier -Radboud University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands Anne Kouvonen -University of Helsinki, Finland Marion Leducq -Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, UK Valentina Lee- Florida International University, USA Kathryn Mearns - University of Aberdeen, UK Katharina Näswall -University of Canterbury, New Zealand Ashley Nixon- Willamette University, USA Mike O'Driscoll -University of Waikato, New Zealand Maria Peeters- Utrecht University, The Netherlands José Maria Peiró -University of Valencia, Spain Shani Pindek- University of Haifa, Israel Ana Sanz Vergel- Norwich Business School, UK Steve Sauter -NIOSH, Cincinnati, USA Wilmar Schaufeli -Utrecht University, The Netherlands and Leuven University, Belgium Johannes Siegrist -University of Düsseldorf, Germany Noreen Tehrani -Assessment & Rehabilitation Consultants, UK, London Berend Terluin -EMGO Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands José M. Tomás -University of Valencia, Spain Phil Tucker -University of Wales Swansea, UK Joanna Wieclaw -Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark Stephen Woods - Aston Business Assessments, Birmingham, UK
Updated 21-05-2021
Abstracting and indexing
Work & Stress is currently noted in Current Contents, Ergonomics Abstracts, Human Resources Abstracts, PASCAL, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), PsycINFO, Psychology Abstracts, PsycLIT, EBSCO, Occupational Safety and Health database (OSH-DB); Scopus, Social Science Citation Index and Sociological Abstracts
Open access
Work & Stress is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
The European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) is the European representative body for the discipline. The Academy is a registered charity under English law (registered charity number 1115640) that exists to support research, education, and professional practice across Europe. This is achieved through a biennial conference, academic and practitioner-oriented publications, and the provision of small grants to individuals and groups.
Individuals with an interest in the application of scientific psychological principles and practices to occupational health issues are invited to join the Academy. Membership attracts a host of benefits including a free personal subscription to the Academy's affiliated journal, Work & Stress, as well as discounts on attendance at events.
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