International Labor and Working-Class History

Aims & Scope

ILWCH has an international reputation for scholarly innovation and quality.

It explores diverse topics from globalisation and workers’ rights to class and consumption, labor movements, class identities and cultures, unions, and working-class politics.

ILWCH publishes original research, review essays, conference reports from around the world, and an acclaimed scholarly controversy section.

Comparative and cross-disciplinary, the journal is of interest to scholars in history, sociology, political science, labor studies, global studies, and a wide range of other fields and disciplines.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.185

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	31

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	22127

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	44

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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 Arts and Humanities and 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.

• Whiteness and the Historians' Imagination

  Citation: 109

  Authors: Eric

• Globalization Threatens Labor's Rights

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Charles

• Precarious Labor, South and North: An Introduction

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Sarah, Joel, Chris

• “Smokestack Nostalgia,” “Ruin Porn” or Working-Class Obituary: The Role and Meaning of Deindustrial Representation

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Tim

• Migration as Diplomacy: Labor Migrants, Refugees, and Arab Regional Politics in the Oil-Rich Countries

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Helene

• Whiteness, Racism, and Identity

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Barbara J.

• Against Exceptionalism: Class Consciousness and the American Labor Movement, 1790–1920

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Sean

• “The Ghetto is a Gold Mine”: The Racialized Temporality of Betterment

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Marisa

• Roots of Resistance to Urban Water Privatization in Bolivia: The “New Working Class,” the Crisis of Neoliberalism, and Public Services

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Susan

• The Changes of Chinese Labor Policy and Labor Legislation in the Context of Market Transition

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Kinglun

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