Year: 2025
Type: paratext
Abstract: rst scholarly journal focused directly on the fi eld of human resource development (HRD) sponsored by AHRD (the Academy of Human Resource Development).It provides a central focus for research on HRD issues as well as the means for dissemina ng such research.HRDQ recognizes the interdisciplinary nature of the HRD field and brings together relevant research from related fi elds, such as economics, educa on, management, sociology, and psychology.It provides an important link in the applica on of theory and research to HRD prac ce.Prior to submission authors are strongly encouraged to review past volumes of HRDQ and other journals sponsored by the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) www.ahrd.org to iden fy the poten al contribu on of their work to the HRD research and literature base.In general, HRDQ publishes the following types of contribu on:• Empirical scholarly work that addresses the theore cal founda ons of HRD, HRD research, and evalua on of HRD interven ons and contexts, whether qualita ve, quan ta ve or mixed methods.• Methods papers that demonstrate or discuss a quan ta ve, qualita ve, or mixed method with relevance to HRD and related fi elds that contribute to the advancement of research methods and scholarship in the HRD fi eld.• Conceptual papers are considered appropriate for publica on in HRDQ only when their purpose is to develop and jus fy an empirical research agenda which can s mulate future research avenues and methods in a new area.Ar cles that specifi cally focus on theory and integra ve literature reviews are typically not considered within the scope of HRDQ.
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.21503
Language: English
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,700
OpenAlex ID: W4408527946