Aims & Scope
The Journal of Labor and Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the political economy of labor, labor movements, and class relations throughout the world.
The journal was established in 1997, was published by Wiley Periodicals through 2020, and is published by Brill starting in 2021.
The journal’s editorial office is located within the Brooklyn College of the City University of New York Graduate Center for Worker Education.
The Journal of Labor and Society publishes peer-reviewed, scientific research into the major social, political, economic, and cultural issues faced by workers around the world.
In particular, the journal highlights the transformation of the international economy and aims to situate labor relations and conflict in this wider context.
The journal also provides a forum for scholarly and collegial examination of the effects of the history of states, parties, and social movements on labor and work.
Volumes 1-19 of the Journal of Labor and Society were published under the journal's previous name WorkingUSA.
The journal will welcome the following types of submissions: - Research articles (5,000-12,500 words) - Book reviews (1,000-2,000 words) - Review essays (2,000-5,000 words) - Commentaries (maximum of 5,000 words)
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Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.1 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 16883 |
Journal Citation Indicator
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 94 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.292 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | Q1 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 13 |
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Abstracting & Indexing
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Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.