Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

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.

 

Section Policies

Articles

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Peer Review Process

The journal uses double-anonymized peer-reviewed system for peer-review. The manuscript will be peer-reviewed by at least two independent external reviewers with relevant expertise.

 

Publication Frequency

Annual, published in December

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

 

Special Issue Proposals

To foster academic collaboration and advance scholarly research, we welcome special issue proposals from scholars, researchers, and academic or research institutions. Those interested in organizing a special issue are invited to submit their inquiries and proposals to the journal’s editorial office via email: hrr@macrothink.org

 

Indexing & Archiving

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