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Journal of Labor Research

Springer New York · United States

ISSN0195-3613eISSN1936-4768

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.273

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.869

Total Worksi

1,521

Total Citationsi

23,914

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Labor Research is a platform for original research impacting labor market outcomes. Offers a diverse range of topics on employment practices and policies. Focuses on new types of employment relationships, and emerging economic and institutional arrangements related to labor issues. Provides objective analyses of employee-related issues.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly 1982-

StatusActive

Total Publications1,521

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0195-3613 / 1936-4768

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

200

2019

176

2020

2021

128

2022

2023

2024

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 InnovationQ3

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ3

Strategy and ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Industrial Relations & Labor

Scopus Categories

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Labor Movements and UnionsLabor market dynamics and wage inequalityEmployment and Welfare StudiesRetirement, Disability, and EmploymentTransport and Economic Policies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Labor Research

Is Journal of Labor Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Labor Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Journal of Labor Research?

Journal of Labor Research 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 1.07.

Is Journal of Labor Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Labor Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.