Journal profile · INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
African Journal of Employee Relations
ISSN 2664-3731
African Journal of Employee Relations: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Journal of Employee Relations is classed under Management in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Employment and Welfare Studies and Labor Movements and Unions, together about 30.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting14.3%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions8.3%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences8%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences7.6%
- Legal Issues in South AfricaSocial Sciences7%
- Human Resource and Talent ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences5%
- Emotional Intelligence and PerformancePsychology4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 191 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 17 | 2 | 37 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 2664-3731
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Employee Relations
What CAS zone is African Journal of Employee Relations in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index African Journal of Employee Relations?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Journal of Employee Relations is indexed in ESCI.
Is African Journal of Employee Relations open access, and what is the APC?
African Journal of Employee Relations is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-30). Last updated: .