Human Resource Management Journal

Human Resource Management Journal
Title	Human Resource Management Journal
Discipline	Human resource management
Abbreviation	HRMJ
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Frequency	Quarterly
History	1991–present

Human Resource Management Journal is a peer-reviewed academic periodical focusing on Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Wiley-Blackwell, United Kingdom, management-related scholarship and practice. The journal publishes empirical studies, theoretical analyses, and policy-relevant work that engage with institutions such as the European Union, United Nations, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and professional bodies like the CIPD and Society for Human Resource Management. Contributors have included scholars affiliated with universities such as University of Oxford, London School of Economics, Harvard University, University of Cambridge, and University of Michigan.

History

The journal was established in 1991 amid debates that involved organizations like the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Institute of Personnel Management, Trades Union Congress, Confederation of British Industry, and academic departments at University College London and Lancaster University. Early editorial leadership involved figures connected to University of Sheffield, Warwick Business School, Manchester Business School, Cranfield University, and University of Bath, reflecting cross-links to conferences such as the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS), British Academy, Royal Society, and policy fora like Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Throughout its history the journal has intersected with developments involving New Public Management, regulatory changes in the European Commission, corporate restructuring at firms like British Telecom and Tesco, and industrial campaigns involving the Engineering Employers' Federation.

Scope and aims

The journal's remit covers strategic and comparative work touching institutions such as the International Labour Organization, World Bank, European Court of Justice, and national agencies like ACAS and Employment Tribunal. It aims to serve audiences including scholars at INSEAD, London Business School, IE Business School, policymakers at Parliament of the United Kingdom, and practitioners from PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, and McKinsey & Company. Topics include labor market regulation exemplified by legislation like the Employment Rights Act 1996, comparative welfare-state analyses referencing the Nordic model and Varieties of Capitalism, and organizational change studies connected to cases such as Rolls-Royce and British Airways.

Editorial and publication details

The journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development with editors drawn from institutions like University of Manchester, Aarhus University, University of Sydney, Monash University, and University of Toronto. The editorial board often includes members affiliated with Cornell University, University of Warwick, University of Strathclyde, University of Nottingham, and University of Edinburgh. It follows peer-review procedures aligned with standards used by outlets such as Journal of Management Studies, Academy of Management Journal, Personnel Psychology, and Industrial and Labor Relations Review.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is indexed in services such as Web of Science, Scopus, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, ABI/INFORM, and specialist listings connected to the Social Sciences Citation Index and Emerging Sources Citation Index. Abstracting entries reference work by authors at Stanford University, Yale University, Princeton University, Columbia University, and University of California, Berkeley and appear alongside journals like Human Relations, Work, Employment and Society, Industrial Relations Journal, and Journal of Vocational Behavior.

Impact and reception

The journal's impact has been discussed in relation to metrics provided by Clarivate Analytics, debates in outlets such as Times Higher Education, and bibliometric studies from Google Scholar and Scopus. Its influence is often compared with that of Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Studies, and British Journal of Industrial Relations. Reviews in forums including Annual Review of Sociology, citations in reports from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and references in parliamentary inquiries demonstrate its uptake among researchers at University of Oxford, policymakers at the Home Office, and consultants at KPMG.

Notable articles and contributions

Noteworthy contributions include empirical studies on comparative employment systems referencing cases like Germany and Japan, theoretical work building on scholars from Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business, and policy analyses impacting bodies such as the International Labour Organization and European Commission. Seminal articles have been cited alongside classics from authors affiliated with MIT Sloan School of Management, Columbia Business School, Wharton School, and Duke University, and have informed debates at events like the World Economic Forum and panels at the Academy of Management.

Access and availability

The journal is available through institutional subscriptions at libraries including British Library, Library of Congress, Bodleian Library, Cambridge University Library, and digital platforms operated by Wiley-Blackwell, JSTOR, and aggregators used by universities such as University of Toronto and University of Melbourne. Individual articles are accessible to members of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and via interlibrary loan services provided by networks such as Research Libraries UK.

Category:Academic journals