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International Labour Review

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 1921

ISSN0020-7780eISSN1564-913X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.681

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.189

Total Worksi

1,446

Total Citationsi

28,327

2yr Mean Citednessi

19.41

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The International Labour Review (ILR) is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal of international scope, which aims to advance academic research and foster informed policy debates and decision-making across a spectrum of work and employment-related disciplines. These include, but are not limited to, economics, law, industrial relations, social policy, sociology and history. The journal prides itself on compiling and presenting the original research and analysis of world-class academics and field experts. It is committed to enriching the dialogue among the scholarly community by highlighting diverse perspectives on the ever-evolving world of work and employment. In addition to original research articles, the ILR showcases commentaries and opinion pieces on current issues facing the global labour community and critical reviews of recent significant publications. These features aim to keep practitioners and researchers abreast of the latest trends and discussions pertinent to work and employment studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageFrench, English, Spanish

1st Year Published1921

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,446

Publisher OrgWiley

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0020-7780 / 1564-913X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

French, English, Spanish

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

650

2019

375

2020

832

2021

237

2022

2023

2024

1.7k

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Management of Technology and InnovationQ2

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsIndustrial Relations & Labor

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Employment and Welfare StudiesLabor Movements and UnionsInternational Labor and Employment LawLabor market dynamics and wage inequalitySocial Policy and Reform Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Labour Review

Is International Labour Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Labour Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Labour Review?

International Labour Review is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 19.41.

Is International Labour Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Labour Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.