South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management

South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management (SAJHRM) is a peer-reviewed scholarly outlet for publications on HRM in and out of South Asia. It includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Before submission, please ensure that your paper is related to one of these eight countries.

SAJHRM is the only journal that focuses exclusively on HRM in South Asia. Human capital is at once the biggest asset and challenge for this region, and the journal is uniquely placed to address academic research and practice aspects in HRM. Accordingly, a key aim of the journal is to focus on HR issues, challenges and strategies in the region. We encourage potential authors to explore broader implications of their scholarly views and findings on the region as a whole.

The journal is published twice a year. With over 500 submissions/year, currently, our acceptance rate is about 10 per cent. To have a better chance of acceptance, your paper should address an innovative and contemporary HR topic, be contextualised within South Asia, professionally written and edited. Apart from theory, the journal pays significant attention to how HRM is practiced in and out of South Asia. More than statistically driven, purely organisational behaviour-focused topics, the journal prefers papers that directly address HR policy and practice. The journal features conceptual and empirical research papers, research notes, interviews, case studies and book reviews. We also welcome proposals for special issues. Typically, we complete the initial desk review within 3 weeks, and the first-round peer review within 3 months.

SAJHRM has a distinguished panel of advisory board members, reputed board of peer reviewers and a dedicated editorial team. Professor Dave Ulrich, a well-known HR academic, says ‘I have been privileged to serve on the editorial board of SAJHRM since its inception and I have been honoured to publish here. There are many high-quality academic outlets for innovative ideas, but this journal is clearly emerging as one of them’.

SAJHRM is listed in several journal rankings around the world, including SCOPUS, ABDC and ABS. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

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