The journal was established in 1987 by founding editor-in-chief Tom Cox (Birkbeck, University of London).[1] The first volumes were principally concerned with work and stress, "the central focus of occupational health psychology".[2] The journal's scope expanded over time to cover more occupational health psychology-related topics.[1] In 2000 the journal became affiliated with the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology.[1] The journal's scope currently includes occupational health psychology and workplace health and safety.[3][2] Toon Taris (Utrecht University) succeeded Tom Cox as editor in 2014.