该期刊发表了原创性的贡献，这增加了我们对人类在当今系统中的作用以及人类与各种系统组件的相互作用的理解。该杂志通常涵盖以下领域：工业和职业工效学、系统设计、工具和设备、人类绩效测量和建模、人类生产力、技术复杂系统中的人类以及安全。文章的重点包括基本理论进展、应用、案例研究、新方法和程序；以及实证研究。
The journal publishes original contributions that add to our understanding of the role of humans in today's systems and the interactions thereof with various system components. The journal typically covers the following areas: industrial and occupational ergonomics, design of systems, tools and equipment, human performance measurement and modeling, human productivity, humans in technologically complex systems, and safety. The focus of the articles includes basic theoretical advances, applications, case studies, new methodologies and procedures; and empirical studies.