Work, Employment and Society

Aims & Scope

Work, Employment and Society (WES) is a leading international peer-reviewed journal of the British Sociological Association which publishes theoretically informed and original research on the sociology of work.

WES covers all aspects of work, employment and unemployment and their connections with wider social processes and social structures.

The journal is sociologically orientated but welcomes contributions from other disciplines which addresses the issues in a way that informs less debated aspects of the journal's remit, such as unpaid labour and the informal economy.

The journal adheres to high standards of scholarship but sees no conflict between accessibility and scholarships; submissions must be clear and free from jargon.

View Aims & Scope

---

Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.8
2024	2.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.115

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	104

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1297

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1284

---

---

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

---

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

---

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.

• Good Gig, Bad Gig: Autonomy and Algorithmic Control in the Global Gig Economy

  Citation: 1197

  Authors: Alex J, Mark, Vili, Isis

• Migration, immigration controls and the fashioning of precarious workers

  Citation: 651

  Authors: Bridget

• Riders on the Storm: Workplace Solidarity among Gig Economy Couriers in Italy and the UK

  Citation: 466

  Authors: Arianna, Vincenzo

• Platform-Capital’s ‘App-etite’ for Control: A Labour Process Analysis of Food-Delivery Work in Australia

  Citation: 419

  Authors: Alex, Tom, Caleb

• Trolley Dolly or Skilled Emotion Manager? Moving on from Hochschild's Managed Heart

  Citation: 383

  Authors: Sharon C., Carol

• Disconnected Capitalism: Or Why Employers Can't Keep Their Side of the Bargain

  Citation: 330

  Authors: Paul

• Disability, work, and welfare

  Citation: 326

  Authors: Colin, Geof

• A Typology of Crowdwork Platforms

  Citation: 318

  Authors: Debra, Birgitta

• Masculinity at Work

  Citation: 310

  Authors: Ruth

• Not a very NEET solution

  Citation: 276

  Authors: Andy

---