British Journal of Industrial Relations

Aims & Scope

The journal's purview includes work and employment, work organisation, employer practices, systems of representation and rights at work, trade unionism, state policies, and international organizations.

These may intersect with social and economic issues such as work in developing countries, migrant workers, job quality, pay, gender, ethnicity, conflict, and injustice.

We seek original high quality research that makes a generalisable contribution to the understanding or knowledge of the journal's subject matter.

International papers are encouraged, although they should be broadly relevant to the journal's core readership, which is primarily British but also European, North American, and Australian.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	1.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2791

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	357

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.375

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Employees and High‐Performance Work Systems: Testing inside the Black Box

  Citation: 541

  Authors: Harvie, Dora, Bill

• Human Resource Management and Corporate Performance in the UK

  Citation: 461

  Authors: David E., Jonathan, Neil, Maura

• A Critical Assessment of the High‐Performance Paradigm

  Citation: 427

  Authors: John

• Return Migration: Theory and Empirical Evidence from the UK

  Citation: 342

  Authors: Christian, Yoram

• Job Satisfaction in Britain

  Citation: 338

  Authors: Andrew E.

• ‘High‐performance’ Management Practices, Working Hours and Work–Life Balance

  Citation: 326

  Authors: Michael, Stephen, Patrick, Colin, Deborah

• Publication Selection Bias in Minimum‐Wage Research? A Meta‐Regression Analysis

  Citation: 317

  Authors: Hristos, T. D.

• Organizing Flexibility: The Flexible Firm in a New Century

  Citation: 281

  Authors: Arne L.

• Institutional Change in Advanced Political Economies

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Kathleen

• Remaking the World of Chinese Labour: A 30‐Year Retrospective

  Citation: 229

  Authors: Eli, Ching Kwan

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