Human Relations works hard to provide authors with a timely decision and high-quality feedback on their submission. We also endeavour to provide prompt publication of accepted papers. Here are some indicators of our recent editorial performance:
Journal Quality Lists
Human Relations is an A* journal – the highest category of quality – in the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List. Journals ranked A* represent approximately the top 6.8% of listed Business and Management journals.
Human Relations is ranked 4 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) Academic Journal Guide 2025.
Impact factor
2-year impact factor: 4.6
Ranked: 11/275 in Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary and 125/426 in Management
Total citations made in the JCR year to content published in a journal in the prior two years are divided by the number of articles and reviews published by the journal in the prior two years.
5-year impact factor: 7.6
Source: 2026 Journal Citation Reports® (Web of Science Group, 2026).
Article usage
961,872 Human Relations full-text articles downloaded by readers in 2025.
Acceptance rate
We received 1,587 submissions in 2025 and accepted 3% of these articles.
Further statistics can be found here.
