Labour History Review

Aims & Scope

Labour History Review is published in partnership with the Society for the Study of Labour History, alongside the book series Studies in Labour History, edited by Dr Alan Campbell.

Since 1960 the journal has explored the working lives and politics of 'ordinary' people and has played a key role in redefining social and political history.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.121

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	9

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27200

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	8

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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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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.

• Dangerous Work, Hard Men and Broken Bodies: Masculinity in the Clydeside Heavy Industries, c. 1930-1970s

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Ronnie, Arthur

• Essays in Review

  Citation: 30

  Authors:

• 'The Reality and Myth of New Zealand Egalitarianism: Explaining the Pattern of a Labour Historiography at the Edge Of Empires'

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Melanie

• Conference Report

  Citation: 21

  Authors: David

• Public History Review Essay Cadbury World

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Michael

• Female-headed households in early industrial Britain: the vanguard of the proletariat?

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Jane

• 'The Coolies Will Elbow us out of the Country': African Reactions to Indian Immigration in the Colony of Natal, South Africa

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Heather

• A 'Failed Experiment'? Public Ownership and the Narratives of Post-War Britain

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Jim

• The Travails of Migrant and Wage Labour in the Lagos Metropolitan Area in the Inter-War Years

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Ayodeji

• The Northern Rambler: Recreational Walking and the Popular Politics of Industrial England, from Peterloo to the 1930s

  Citation: 14

  Authors: John

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