Transfer

Aims & Scope

Transfer stimulates dialogue between the European trade union movement and the academic and research community.

It contributes research findings on issues of strategic relevance for trade unions, in particular with regard to developments at the European level.

Transfer publishes original peer-reviewed research on issues such as new developments in industrial relations, social policy, and labour market developments.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.7
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.191

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	36

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3597

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	368

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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.

• Digital labour and development: impacts of global digital labour platforms and the gig economy on worker livelihoods

  Citation: 620

  Authors: Mark, Isis, Vili

• The concept of ‘flexicurity’: a new approach to regulating employment and labour markets

  Citation: 305

  Authors: Ton, Frank

• Understanding union power: resources and capabilities for renewing union capacity

  Citation: 235

  Authors: Christian, Gregor

• How can trade unions act strategically?

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Richard

• The ‘gig economy’: employee, self-employed or the need for a special employment regulation?

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Adrián

• Employee-driven innovation and workplace learning: basic concepts, approaches and themes

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Steen

• Digitalisation, between disruption and evolution

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Gérard, Patricia

• The Danish model of ‘flexicurity’: experiences and lessons

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Per Kongshøj

• Collective bargaining and the promotion of gender equality at work: opportunities and challenges for trade unions

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Linda

• Individual working lives and collective action. An introduction to capability for work and capability for voice

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Jean-Michel

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