Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology explained

Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
Former Name:Revista de Psicologia del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones
Abbreviation:J. Work Organ. Psychol.
Discipline:Psychology
Editor:Jesús D. Salgado
Publisher:Official Psychology Association of Madrid
Country:Spain
History:1985–present
Frequency:Triannually
Openaccess:Yes
Impact:4.089
Impact-Year:2021
Issn:1576-5962
Eissn:2174-0534
Website:https://journals.copmadrid.org/jwop/

The Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology is a triannual peer-reviewed open access academic journal that covers mainly original research literature of interest for psychologists within the field of work, industrial and organizational psychology, including human resources, organizational behavior, personnel psychology, ergonomics, and human factors.

History

It was on the first National Work Psychology Congress,[1] celebrated in Madrid on 9 April 1983, when Adolfo Hernández, chief of the Official Psychology Association of Madrid, proposed creating the first academic journal dedicated to work and organization psychology[2] in Spain. On March 1984, during the second National Work Psychology Congress, the decision of creating the mentioned academic journal was definitively made. The project was initially supported by Official Psychology Association (Madrid delegation) and the Industrial Section of the Spanish Society of Psychology and officially established in 1985.[3] Nowadays, the journal is exclusively edited by the Official Psychology Association of Madrid and is published in English. The editor-in-chief is Jesús F. Salgado.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index,[4] and Scopus.[5] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 4.089.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Congreso Nacional de Psicología del Trabajo. (1. 1983. Madrid) . 2022-08-04 . Dialnet . es.
  2. Web site: II Congreso Nacional de Psicología del Trabajo COP Madrid - Archivo Histórico . 2022-08-04 . historiadelcolegio.copmadrid.org.
  3. Web site: Componentes de la sección de Psicología Industrial. Sociedad Española de Psicología (SEP) COP Madrid - Archivo Histórico . 2022-08-04 . historiadelcolegio.copmadrid.org.
  4. Web site: Web of Science Master Journal List . . Intellectual Property & Science . 2022-11-02.
  5. Web site: Source details: Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology . . Scopus Preview . 2022-11-02.
  6. Book: 2022 . Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology . 2021 Journal Citation Reports . . Social Sciences . . Journal Citation Reports.