Journal of Industrial Relations

Aims & Scope

The editors invite scholarship from a range of disciplinary perspectives, examining all aspects of industrial relations.

We publish rigorous qualitative and multi-method analyses, including theoretically-informed case studies and international and comparative papers.

Contributions examining traditional and emerging actors and institutions in industrial relations, as well as studies addressing the intersection of the workplace, family, community and the state, are welcome.

We urge all our contributors to locate their empirical work in relevant literatures and debates and to seek to make a contribution to those conceptual concerns.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	2.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5297

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	353

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.946

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

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 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.

• Human Resource Management, Corporate Performance and Employee Wellbeing: Building the Worker into HRM

  Citation: 373

  Authors: David

• “Is your gig any good?” Analysing job quality in the Australian platform-based food-delivery sector

  Citation: 249

  Authors: Caleb, Alex, Tom

• The organisation and experience of work in the gig economy

  Citation: 170

  Authors: Sarah, Emmanuel

• Trade union revitalisation: Where are we now? Where to next?

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Christian Lyhne, Maite

• Why has the British National Minimum Wage had Little or No Impact on Employment?

  Citation: 119

  Authors: David

• Changing Patterns of Employee Voice: Case Studies from the UK and Republic of Ireland

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Adrian, Tony, Mick, Peter

• Labor control in the gig economy: Evidence from Uber in China

  Citation: 109

  Authors: Qingjun, Hao, Zhen, Kai

• Theorising the gig economy and home-based service work

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Frances

• Organisational Innovation, Human Resource Management and Labour Market Structure: A Comparison of the EU-15

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Edward, Antoine

• Is the ACFTU a Union and Does it Matter?

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Bill, Qi

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