Human Resource Management
- Academy of Management JournalAMJ publishes empirical research that tests, extends, or builds management theory and contributes to management practice. All empirical methods including, but not limited to, qualitative, quantitative, field, laboratory, meta-analytic, and mixed methods are included.
- Academy of Management ReviewAMR publishes theoretical insights that advance the understanding of management and organizations. Interdisciplinary in scope, contributions are grounded in "normal science disciplines" of economics, psychology, sociology, or social psychology as well as nontraditional perspectives, such as the humanities.
- Asia Pacific Journal of Human ResourcesAsia Pacific Journal of Human Resources is an applied, peer-reviewed journal which aims to communicate the development and practice of the field of human resources within the Asia Pacific region. The journal publishes the results of research, theoretical and conceptual developments, and examples of current practice. The overall aim is to increase the understanding of the management of human resources in an organisational setting.
- Human Resource Development QuaterlyHuman Resource Development Quarterly is an official publication of the Academy of Human Resource Development. It recognizes the interdisciplinary nature of the HRD field and brings together relevant research from the related fields, such as economics, education, management, sociology, and psychology.
- Human Resource Management JournalHuman Resource Management Journal is a scholarly journal which seeks to promote the understanding of HRM to academics and practicing managers. It aims to provide an international forum for discussion and debate and to stress the critical importance of people management to wider economic, political and social concerns.
- Human Resources for HealthPublished in collaboration with the World Health Organization, Human Resources for Health is an open access journal that disseminates high quality policy-oriented research on the information, planning, production, management and governance of human resources for health.
- Journal of Human ResourcesThe Journal of Human Resources is among the leading journals in empirical microeconomics. Intended for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners, each issue examines research in a variety of fields including labor economics, development economics, health economics, and the economics of education, discrimination, and retirement.
- Public Personnel ManagementPublic Personnel Management (PPM) is published specifically for human resource executives and managers in the public sector. Each quarterly edition contains in-depth articles on trends, case studies and the latest research by top human resource scholars and industry experts.
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Applied PsychologyApplied Psychology: An International Review is the official journal of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), the oldest worldwide association of scholars and practitioners of the discipline of psychology (founded in 1920). The journal publishes articles on all areas of applied psychology, including organizational, cross-cultural, educational, health, counseling, and environmental, traffic and sport psychology.
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and PracticeIndustrial and Organizational Psychology is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published on behalf of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
- Journal of Occupational and Organizational PsychologyPublished by the British Psychological Society, the journal aims to increase understanding of people and organizations in all areas of work, including industrial, organizational, work, vocational and personnel psychology behavioral and cognitive aspects of industrial relations, among others.
- Journal of Occupational Health PsychologyThis journal, from APA, publishes theory, research, and public policy articles in occupational health psychology, an interdisciplinary field representing a broad range of backgrounds, interests, and specializations. Occupational health psychology concerns the application of psychology to improving the quality of work life and to protecting and promoting the safety, health, and well-being of workers.
- Journal of Organizational BehaviorThe Journal of Organizational Behavior publishes empirical reports and theoretical reviews of research in the field of organizational behavior, wherever in the world that work is conducted. The journal focuses on research and theory in all topics associated with organizational behavior within and across individual, group and organizational levels of analysis.
- The Leadership QuarterlyThe aim of the journal is to publish scholarly research, theory, and developmental application from diverse fields of inquiry about leadership.
- Organizational Behavior and Human Decision ProcessesOrganizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes publishes fundamental research in organizational behavior, organizational psychology, and human cognition, judgment, and decision-making.
- Personnel PsychologyPersonnel Psychology publishes psychological research centered around people at work. Articles span the full range of human resource management and organizational behavior topics, including job analysis, selection and recruiting, training and development, performance appraisal and feedback, compensation and rewards, careers, strategic human resource management, work design, global and cross-cultural issues, organizational climate, work attitudes and behaviors, motivation, teams, and leadership.
Labor and Employment Relations
- British Journal of Industrial RelationsThe British Journal of Industrial Relations is a journal of work and employment relations, with a focus on the institutions, policies, and practices associated with these relations and their implications for matters of economy and society. It is both multidisciplinary and international in its scope, contributors, and readership.
- Economic and Industrial DemocracyEconomic and Industrial Democracy is an international, quarterly published, peer reviewed journal that focuses on the study of initiatives designed to enhance the quality of working life through extending the democratic control of workers over the workplace and the economy.
- European Journal of Industrial RelationsThe European Journal of Industrial Relations is the principal English-language forum for the analysis of key developments in European industrial relations and their theoretical and practical implications.
- Industrial and Labor Relations ReviewILR Review publishes research on important issues—globalization, capital and labor mobility, inequality, wage setting, unemployment, labor market dynamics, international migration, work organization and technology, human resource management and personnel economics, demographic and ethnic differences in labor markets, workplace conflicts, alternative forms of representation, and labor regulation.
- Industrial RelationsIndustrial Relations offers an international perspective on economic, sociological, psychological, political, historical, and legal developments in labor and employment. Major issues covered include corporate restructuring and downsizing, the changing employment relationship in union and nonunion settings, high performance work systems, the demographics of the workplace, and the impact of globalization on national labor markets.
- Industrial Relations JournalIndustrial Relations Journal is international in scope, focusing on the changing nature, forms and regulation of the employment relationship. It publishes articles on industrial relations, labour markets, and the organization and future of work.
- Journal of Industrial RelationsThe Journal of Industrial Relations is an international journal administered by the Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association (ALERA). It publishes scholarship from a range of disciplinary perspectives, examining any aspect of employment relations. Contributions exploring the traditional concerns of industrial relations as well as studies addressing the intersection of workplace, family and community are included.
Labor History
- International Labor and Working-Class HistoryILWCH explores diverse topics from globalization and workers’ rights to class and consumption, labor movements, class identities and cultures, unions, and working-class politics. It publishes original research, review essays, conference reports from around the world, and an acclaimed scholarly controversy section. Comparative and cross-disciplinary, the journal covers a wide range of other fields and disciplines.
- International Labour ReviewThe International Labour Review is a leading multidisciplinary journal of labour market institutions and economics. Its aim is to advance academic research and inform policy debate and decision-making in these fields by bringing together the original thinking of lawyers, economists, sociologists, political scientists and industrial relations specialists on a broad range of labour market policy and social protection concerns.
- Labor: Studies in Working-Class HistoryThe official journal for the Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA). Focuses on social movements and institutions based on “free” industrial labor, as well as other labor systems and social contexts (e.g., slavery and other coercive labor forms, agricultural work, unpaid and domestic labor, the contingent or informal sector, the professions).
- Labor HistoryLabor History is devoted to the historical scholarship of labor. It showcases the work of labor historians, industrial relations scholars, labor economists, political scientists, sociologists, social movement theorists, business scholars and all others who write about labor issues. It publishes work on labor in the US and all other areas of the world, from the eighteenth century to contemporary events.
- Labor Studies JournalTheLabor Studies Journal (LSJ) is the official journal of the United Association for Labor Education (UALE). Published quarterly, LSJ is a multi-disciplinary journal covering issues related to work, workers, labor organizations, and labor studies and worker education in the US and internationally.
- Labour/Le TravailLabour/Le Travail is the official, semi-annual publication of the Canadian Committee on Labour History. Since it began publishing in 1976, it has carried many important articles in the field of working-class history, industrial sociology, labour economics, and labour relations. Although primarily interested in a historical perspective on Canadian workers, the journal is interdisciplinary in scope.
- Labour HistoryNote: The most recent 4 years are not available via JSTOR. From Australia, Labour History is an interdisciplinary journal of labour history, and its acceptance of less traditional sources, including folklore and oral testimony, make it a unique contributor to the field, alive to past and present social justice issues.
- New Labor ForumNew Labor Forum is a national labor journal from the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, The Murphy Institute. It provides a place for labor and its allies to test and debate new ideas. Among the issues explored include: the global economy's impact on work & labor; new union organizing & political strategies; alternative economic & social policies; and the role of culture in a revitalized labor movement.
Labor Law
- Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor LawPresents current developments in the labor and employment law field to scholars, practitioners, and students. The Journal addresses the full range of legal issues in the field, including employment discrimination, "traditional" labor law, public sector employment, international and comparative labor law, employee benefits, and the emerging doctrines of wrongful termination.
- Employee Relations Law JournalNote: Full-text access available via ABI/INFORM and Business Source Premier. Covers information to make employer and personnel manager proficient in handling E.E.O., occupational health and safety, labor-management relations, employee benefits and compensation problems.
- Employee Responsibilities and Rights JournalThe journal is a forum for the field of employee relations by presenting original research articles on interdisciplinary topics concerning employment relationship. It draws from a broad range of disciplines, including ethics, organizational behavior, law, economics, sociology, social psychology, industrial and employment relations, administrative and organizational studies, and philosophy to further the understanding of both employee responsibilities and rights.
- Employee Rights and Employment Policy JournalThis journal publishes articles containing diverse perspectives on legal and law related issues focused on the well-being of employees in the workplace. Published jointly with Workplace Fairness, the journal is multidisciplinary in approach, welcoming submissions from individuals in all disciplines, including labor and employment law, labor economics, labor relations, human resources management, sociology, and industrial psychology.
- Journal of Workplace RightsThe Journal of Workplace Rights, a SAGE Open publication, is dedicated to the proposition that human rights should not be compromised by employers. It uses an expansive definition of human rights, based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as passed by the United Nations in 1948.
- Labor & Employment LawPublished quarterly by the ABA's Section of Labor and Employment Law, the Newsletter contains information on current Section projects, recent development and decisions, upcoming educational opportunities, new books, and other news that is of interest to Section members.
Labor Markets
- Journal of Labor EconomicsThe official journal of the Society of Labor Economists, the Journal of Labor Economics (JOLE) presents international research on issues affecting social and private behavior, and the economy. Topics include various aspects of labor economics, including supply and demand of labor services, personnel economics, distribution of income, unions and collective bargaining, applied and policy issues in labor economics, and labor markets and demographics.
- Journal of Labor ResearchThe Journal of Labor Research provides an outlet for original research on all aspects of behavior affecting labor market outcomes. It includes both empirical and theoretical research on the U.S. and international labor markets, and labor/employment issues relating to labor markets and employment relations, including labor demand and supply, personnel economics, unions and collective bargaining, employee participation, dispute resolution, labor market policies, and types of employment relationships.
- LABOUR (Rome)LABOUR provides a forum for analysis and debate on issues concerning labour economics and industrial relations. The Journal publishes high quality contributions which combine economic theory and statistical methodology in order to analyse behaviour, institutions and policies relevant to the labour market.
- Monthly Labor ReviewPublished since 1915, Monthly Labor Review is the principal journal from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor. Each month, economists, statisticians, and experts from the Bureau join with private sector professionals and State and local government specialists to provide a wealth of research in a wide variety of fields — the labor force, the economy, employment, inflation, productivity, occupational injuries and illnesses, wages, prices, and many more.
- Work, Employment and SocietyWork, Employment and Society is a leading international peer-reviewed journal of the British Sociological Association which publishes theoretically informed and original research on the sociology of work. It covers all aspects of work, employment and unemployment, and their connections with wider social processes and social structures.
- Work and OccupationsWork and Occupations provides a broad perspective on the dynamics of the workplace and examines international approaches to work-related issues. It offers distinguished scholarship with an interdisciplinary perspective.
Reading Academic Journals
Take a minute to think about what you would see in an academic journal. If you thought that the journal only consisted of peer-reviewed, scholarly sources, think again! Several scholarly journals have features that are non peer-reviewed such as opinion pieces, book reviews, or regular newsletters.
There are some key indicators to tell if an article is scholarly and peer-reviewed. In general, this article is lengthy with headings and subheadings. Many times they will report on an original study, but not always. Sometimes, they can be a meta-analysis. The tutorial below should provide some guidance on how to read scholarly research.
Video: How to Read Scholarly Materials (click to play)
