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Research on human resource management, employment relations, and organizational behavior since 1987
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Comment: Please see our journal writing guide to see what is acceptable content and what not (the editorial board should be removed, for example). Pre-formatted references can be found on my user page. Hope this helps. Randykitty (talk) 06:49, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Previous comments still apply. See reception and rankings section. ChrysGalley (talk) 09:52, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Don't be disheartened! A tiny piece of work will resolve this.We are supposed to clear articles that have minor problems with references / citations, but this goes over the line because it has resulted in what looks like a direct reference within the article text, since there isn't a proper reference section. There the references and direct links are inside the main article text, which is not the way it works. Have a look at WP:REFB and all should be clearer. As a courtesy I will fix the second source, for the editorial board. Just do this for the others, and you may well find citer.toolforge.org/ will do most of the work here. If you are someone associated with, or have any connection to the Journal, this must be declared, see WP:COI. It is not a blocker but it is important. ChrysGalley (talk) 08:54, 23 December 2025 (UTC)
The German Journal of Human Resource Management (GHRM, formerly: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung, ZfP) is a quarterly academic journal. It was founded in 1987 by a group of academics from German-speaking countries with the aim of strengthening the theoretical foundations and methodological rigor of the field.[1]
The journal publishes original conceptual and empirical articles that deal with all aspects of human resource management from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including personnel economics, industrial relations, and organizational behavior, following a double-blind review process, By promoting a multidisciplinary understanding of the management of people, work, and employment, the GHRM provides a platform for in-depth and impactful Human Resource Management, Personnel Economics, Industrial Relations, and Organizational Behaviour that generates knowledge that benefits research, management practice, and society.
Accordingly, GHRM is aimed at scholars from business administration, economics, psychology, sociology, and related disciplines who deal with human resource management issues. At the same time, the journal is also highly relevant for practitioners seeking evidence-based insights from human resource management research.
History and positioning
Originally founded as a German-language journal for human resource research, the journal is now one of the recognized international journals for research on human resource management. Since volume 30 (2016), the journal has been published by SAGE Publications entirely in English under the title German Journal of Human Resource Management.
The current editors describe the strategic positioning of GHRM as a permeable enclave. GHRM pursues a dual mission of local anchoring and global reach. It emphasizes local roots by inviting contributions that are rooted in German-speaking countries, examine local institutional, cultural, technological, and economic conditions (e.g., labor law, co-determination, dual vocational training system), and use these local phenomena to challenge established assumptions. At the same time, it emphasizes global reach and welcomes contributions from around the world, actively engages with human resource management research from different global contexts, enriches international human resource management debates with new and original insights, and is guided by international standards of scientific quality. GHRM serves as a social space for specific research on human resource management in the German-speaking context (e.g., dual training, co-determination).[1]
To this end, in addition to regular research articles, the journal also publishes “Perspective Papers” and “Practice Forums.”[1] The journal also regularly publishes special issues. Topics covered in recent years include: Pay Disclosure (2025)[2], Common Good HRM (2024)[3], Working from Home (2022)[4], Always On, Never Done? (2021)[5], and Research Paradigms in International HRM (2020)[6].
Editorial Board
Since October 2025, the editors-in-chief have been Julia Brandl (University of Innsbruck) and Tanja Rabl (RPTU Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University Kaiserslautern-Landau). Over the years, the journal has been managed by various teams[7]. Previous editors-in-chief include: Michael Beckmann, Dudo von Eckardstein, Marion Festing, Christian Grund, Axel Haunschild, Michael Müller-Camen, Oswald Neuberger, Werner Nienhüser, Renate Ortlieb, Hans-Gerd Ridder, Christian Scholz, Martin Schneider, Thomas Spengler, Susanne Tietze, Hartmut Wächter, Wolfgang Weber, Jürgen Wegge, Jürgen Weibler, and Rolf Wunderer. The editors-in-chief are supported by an international team of associate editors and editorial board members.
Reception and Rankings
The journal is listed in major international databases, including the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI). In 2024, the two-year Impact Factor was 3.5 (five-year impact factor: 4.4). This places the journal in the second quartile (Q2) of the Management and Applied Psychology categories in the Web of Science[1][8]. Other rankings include: The GHRM is also listed in the following rankings:
* VHB (Association of University Professors of Business Administration) Rating 2024: Category B
* WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) Journal Rating: Category A
* ABDC (Australian Business Deans Council) List: Category B
* CABS (Chartered Association of Business Schools) Academic Journal Guide (ABS) List: Category 2*
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