Draft:German Journal of Human Resource Management

• 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)

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The journal German Journal of Human Resource Management (GHRM, formerly: German: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung, ZfP) is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal. It was founded in 1987 by a group of scholars from the German-speaking scholarly community to strengthen the theoretical foundation and methodological rigor in the field.[1] The journal publishes articles, following a double-blind review process, that deal with all aspects of Human Resource Management, Personnel Economics, Industrial Relations, and Organizational Behaviour.

History and positioning

Originally founded as a German-language journal for personnel research, the journal is now one of the recognized international specialist 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 editors describe GHRM's strategic positioning as a permeable enclave: GHRM serves as a social space that cultivates specific research on human resource management in the German-speaking context (e.g., dual vocational training, codetermination) while simultaneously bringing these findings into the global academic discourse.[1] For this purpose, the journal publishes “Perspective” articles and “Practice Forum” alongside regular research articles.[1] The journal regularly publishes Special Issues. Recent issues include: Pay disclosure (2025)[4], Common-Good HRM (2024)[5], Working from home (2022)[6], Always On, Never Done? (2021)[7], and Research Paradigms in International HRM (2020)[8].

Editorial team

GHRM has been led by changing editorial teams over the years.[3] 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.

Since October 2025, the Editors-in-Chief are Julia Brandl (University of Innsbruck) and Tanja Rabl (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau). The Editors-in-Chief are supported by an international team of Associate Editors and an Editorial Board.^[1]

Reception and Rankings

The journal is listed in important international databases, including the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI). In 2024, the Impact Factor was 3.5 (5-year Impact Factor: 4.4). This positions the journal in the second quartile (Q2) of the Management and Applied Psychology categories in the Web of Science.[1][2]. Further rankings include:

* VHB (Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft) Rating: Category B

* WU Wien Journal Rating: Category B

* Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) List: Category B

Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) List: 2*

External links

* Official Website at SAGE Journals

* Journal profile on LinkedIn

References

1. Publications, SAGE. "Editorial Board: German Journal of Human Resource Management: Sage Journals". Sage Journals. Retrieved 23 December 2025.

1. Brandl, J. & Rabl, T. (2026). Editorial: The German Journal of Human Resource Management as a Permeable Enclave. German Journal of Human Resource Management, 40(1). DOIXXXXXXXXXfollows

2. SAGE Journals: Journal Description & Boards. Abgerufen am 16. Dezember 2025. https://journals.sagepub.com/editorial-board/GJH?_gl=1*k2xpcw*_up*MQ..*_ga*NzcxMDY3ODc5LjE3NjU5MDMzOTI.*_ga_60R758KFDG*czE3NjU5MDMzOTEkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjU5MDM0MjckajI0JGwwJGgxMDQ4NDYyMjUw

3. GHRM Plenary Presentation, Workshop VHB Kommission Personal 2025, Hannover.

4. Brandl, J., Allen, D. G., Grund, C., & Sender, A. (2025). A new look at pay disclosure: Employee initiatives, multiple perspectives, and voids in legal rules. German Journal of Human Resource Management, 39(3), 179-197. https://doi.org/10.1177/23970022251346594

5. Aust, I., Cooke, F. L., Muller-Camen, M., & Wood, G. (2024). Achieving sustainable development goals through common-good HRM: Context, approach and practice. German Journal of Human Resource Management, 38(2), 93-110. https://doi.org/10.1177/23970022241240890

6. Kaiser, S., Suess, S., Cohen, R., Mikkelsen, E. N., & Pedersen, A. R. (2022). Working from home: Findings and prospects for further research. German Journal of Human Resource Management, 36(3), 205-212. https://doi.org/10.1177/23970022221106973

7. Wendsche, J., de Bloom, J., Syrek, C., & Vahle-Hinz, T. (2021). Always on, never done? How the mind recovers after a stressful workday? German Journal of Human Resource Management: 35(2), 117-151. https://doi.org/10.1177/23970022211004598

8. Bonache, J., & Festing, M. (2020). Research paradigms in international human resource management: An epistemological systematisation of the field. German Journal of Human Resource Management: 34(2), 99-123. https://doi.org/10.1177/2397002220909780