Published/Hosted by: Springer
Print ISSN: 0889-3268
Online ISSN: 1573-353X
Country: United States
Impact Factor: 1.737 (2012)
About Journal
The Journal of Business and Psychology is an international publication offering high quality empirical, theoretical, and conceptual papers designed to advance organizational science and practice. Although historically the Journal has published impactful scholarship with an I/O psychology focus, it also welcomes work from other behavioral science disciplines including organizational communication, organizational sociology, and public administration.
Typical subject matters include, but are not limited to: Mentoring, Socialization, Coaching, Leadership Development, Counterproductive Behavior, Emotions at Work, Withdrawal, Cross-Cultural Issues, Groups, Inclusion, Diversity, Creativity, Job Analysis, Job Design, Job Attitudes, Job Performance, Citizenship Behavior, Judgment and Decision Making, Leadership, Employment Law, Measurement, Motivation , Occupational Health, Stress, Organizational Culture, Climate, Organizational Justice, Organizational Performance, OD, Performance Appraisal, Feedback, Research Methodology, Staffing and Selection, Strategic HR, Training, Work and Family
Submission Process
Submit manuscripts online at: http://www.editorialmanager.com/jobu/
General Guidelines for Authors
Manuscript must be typed in 12-point size, double spaced with 1" margin. Manuscript should not exceed 6000 words excluding the abstract, references, tables, figures, and appendices. Provide an abstract of not more than 250 words. Abstract should be formatted with the following headings: Purpose; Design/methodology/approach; Findings; Implications; and Originality/value. Also include between 5-10 key words. Use headings and subheadings to improve readability. Footnotes should be avoided. When their use is absolutely necessary, footnotes should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals and should be typed at the bottom of the page to which they refer. Place a line above the footnote, so that it is set off from the text.
References
The journal follows the APA style in referencing. See examples:
Journal articles:
Bagozzi, R. P. (1995). Reflections on relationship marketing in consumer markets. Journal of the Academyof Marketing Science, 23, 272–277.
Bagozzi, R. P., & Yi, Y. (1988). On the evaluation of structural equation models. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 16, 74–94.
Books:
Aaker, D. A. (1991). Managing brand equity. New York: Free Press.
Park, J.-W., & Kim, K.-H. (2001). The role of consumer relationships with a brand in brand extensions: Some exploratory findings. In M. C. Gilly & J. Meyers-Levy (Eds.), Advances in consumer research (pp. 179–185). Valdosta, GA: Association for Consumer Research.
Online documents:
UNICEF. (1998). The state of the world's children. Retrieved May 15, 2009 from
http://www.unicef.org/sowc98/mainmenu.htm
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