Human Resource Research

Human Resource Research (HRR) is an international, double-anonymized peer-reviewed, open-access journal published annually in December by Macrothink Institute. HRR publishes original and full-length articles that reflect the latest research and developments in both the theoretical and practical aspects of human resource management, and provides an academic platform for researchers, educators and practitioners to contribute innovative work in the field.

Journal title: Human Resource Research (HRR)

ISSN: 1948-5441

Publisher: Macrothink Institute

Language: English

Peer review: Double-anonymized peer-review; each manuscript is reviewed by three experts (typically two external reviewers and one editorial board member); review time 4–10 weeks

Publication model: Open Access (Gold OA; CC BY 4.0)

Publication frequency: Annual (one issue per year, published in December)

Author charges: Article Processing Charge 100USD — see the Article Processing Charges page

Persistent identifier: DOI (Crossref)

Contact: Carl Clark — hrr@macrothink.org

The journal accepts article submissions online or by e-mail.

If you have any questions, please contact us at hrr@macrothink.org

HRR addresses both the theoretical and the practical aspects of human resource research. The journal welcomes research in the following areas, including but not limited to:

• Strategic HRM and the HR Function: Strategic human resource management; aligning HR strategy with business strategy; HR analytics and workforce metrics; workforce planning; the organisation and governance of the HR function.
• Talent Acquisition and Staffing: Recruitment and selection; organisational staffing; employer branding and candidate experience; onboarding and socialisation; talent management and succession planning; diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring.
• Performance Management and Compensation: Performance appraisal and management systems; compensation and reward management; pay structure, pay equity and benefits; incentive and variable-pay design; productivity and job design.
• Learning, Development and Knowledge: Training and development; learning and development; human resource development; organisational learning; knowledge management; professional and career development; digital and workplace e-learning.
• Employee Relations and Well-being: Employee relations and industrial relations; employee engagement, motivation and retention; occupational health, safety and well-being; work–life balance; workplace bullying, harassment and psychological contracts.
• Leadership, Teams and Organisational Behaviour: Leadership and team management; organisational behaviour and culture; organisational management; change management; group dynamics and decision-making; cross-cultural and comparative management.
• Digital, Sustainable and Emerging HR: HR information systems and digital HR; artificial intelligence and automation in people management; remote and hybrid work; gig and platform work; sustainable and green HRM; CSR, ethics and international HRM; other interdisciplinary and emerging topics in human resource studies.

The journal particularly welcomes interdisciplinary work that connects human resource research with organisational strategy, psychology, economics and education, and encourages contributions from both academics and practising managers.

Each paper published in this journal is assigned a DOI® number, which appears beneath the author's affiliation in the published paper.

a). Upon receipt of paper submission, the Editor sends an E-mail of confirmation to the corresponding author within 1-3 working days. If you fail to receive this confirmation, your submission/e-mail may be missed. Please contact the Editor in time for that.

b). Peer review. The review process may take 4-10 weeks.

c). Notification of the result of review by E-mail.

d). The authors revise paper and pay Article Processing Charge (100USD).

e). E-journal in PDF is available on the journal's webpage, free of charge for download. We aim to post articles within 3 weeks of acceptance.