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New Labor Forum

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1998

ISSN1557-2978

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

Total54

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.219

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

1,423

Total Citationsi

4,579

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

New Labor Forum is a national labor journal that publishes debate, analysis, and new ideas on issues including the global economy's impact on work and labor, new union organizing, and political strategies for labor.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 52 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,423

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1557-2978

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

625

2019

137

2020

199

2021

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.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q3

Industrial RelationsQ3

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Urban StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Industrial Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Labor Movements and UnionsEducational Leadership and PracticesRace, History, and American SocietyPolitical Economy and MarxismHuman auditory perception and evaluationEmployment and Welfare StudiesDigital Economy and Work TransformationCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsQualitative Research Methods and EthicsCommunism, Protests, Social Movements

Frequently asked questions about New Labor Forum

Is New Labor Forum a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for New Labor Forum: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 54/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of New Labor Forum?

New Labor Forum is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.219.

Is New Labor Forum indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

New Labor Forum is indexed in Scopus.