Labour History

Aims & Scope

The interdisciplinary nature of labour history, and its acceptance of less traditional sources, including folklore and oral testimony, make it a fascinating field, alive to past and present social justice issues.

The journal, which has been appearing twice yearly since 1962, is the premier outlet for refereed, scholarly articles in its field in Australasia.

Because ASSLH aims to raise historical awareness in the community, Labour History also publishes essays, reviews, and memoirs that reflect the involvement of labour historians in the making of history.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.296

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	17

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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, Business, Management and Accounting and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• The Invention of Juvenile Delinquency in Early Nineteenth-Century England

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Susan

• Taylorism Reconsidered: The Impact of Scientific Management within the Australian Workplace

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Chris

• White Aprons, Black Hands: Aboriginal Women Domestic Servants in Queensland

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Jackie

• A Boom for Whom? Some Developments in the Australian Labour Market, 1870-1891

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Jenny, Charles

• 'Assimilation Begins in the Home': The State and Aboriginal Women's Work as Mothers in New South Wales, 1900s to 1960s

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Heather

• The Labour Movement in Taiwan

  Citation: 20

  Authors: John, Robert

• 'Good Women and Good Nurses' Conflicting Identities in the Victorian Nurses Strikes, 1985-86

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Judith

• The Rise and Decline of Australian Unionism: A History of Industrial Labour from the 1820s to 2010

  Citation: 15

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• Like a Bicycle, Forever Teetering between Individualism and Collectivism: Considering Community in Relation to Labour History

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Lucy

• Working for the White People: An Historiographic Essay on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Labour

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Ann, Clive

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