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Economic and Labour Relations Review
ISSN 1035-3046 · eISSN 1838-2673 · SAGE
Economic and Labour Relations Review: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.46; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 68 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economic and Labour Relations Review is published by SAGE and is in Zone 3 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Labor Movements and Unions, Employment and Welfare Studies and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 35.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Economic & Labour Relations Review is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal that aims to bring together research in economics and labour relations in a multi-disciplinary approach to policy questions. The journal encourages articles that critically assess dominant orthodoxies, as well as alternative models, thereby facilitating informed debate. The journal particularly encourages articles that adopt a post-Keynesian (heterodox) approach to economics, or that explore rights-, equality- or justice-based approaches to economic or social policy, employment relations or labour studies. As of 2026, all articles are published on an open access basis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Diana KellyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Australia 52, United States 4, United Kingdom 4, Canada 3, Italy 2 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences15.6%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions13%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Digital Economy and Work TransformationSocial Sciences5.8%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.46LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 28Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 281OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 65.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,358 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| 2025 | 68 | 53 | 67 |
| 2024 | 66 | 48 | 171 |
| 2023 | 71 | 53 | 289 |
| 2022 | 45 | 23 | 277 |
| 2021 | 45 | 16 | 485 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- book reviewBook Review — An academic article comprising a summary, analysis and searching scholarly appraisal of a published book or book-length report.Length not stated
- case studyResearch Article* — A peer-reviewed and well-structured analysis / argument which draws on the authors’ scholarly research and contributes new material to the a…Length not stated
- contested terrainsContested Terrains* — A peer reviewed article which presents analysis and discussion of an emerging, immediate, or controversial issue. Normally 3000 – 6000 wor…Length not stated
- policy focusPolicy Focus* — This new type of article - Policy focus articles - begins with the assumption there are good and important research publications which seek to t…Length not stated
- reply or rejoinderReply or rejoinder — A brief article that responds to 1–2 aspects of a previous article.Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article* — A peer-reviewed and well-structured analysis / argument which draws on the authors’ scholarly research and contributes new material to the a…Length not stated
- reviewResearch Article* — A peer-reviewed and well-structured analysis / argument which draws on the authors’ scholarly research and contributes new material to the a…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- review essayReview Essay * — A peer-reviewed and well-structured article which reviews one or more significant publications within the context of a theoretical debate, or w…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1035-3046
- Electronic ISSN
- 1838-2673
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economic and Labour Relations Review
What CAS zone is Economic and Labour Relations Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Economic and Labour Relations Review is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics / Industrial Relations & Labor. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Economic and Labour Relations Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.46; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 44.
Where are the editorial board members of Economic and Labour Relations Review based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (52), United States (4) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Economic and Labour Relations Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economic and Labour Relations Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Economic and Labour Relations Review open access, and what is the APC?
Economic and Labour Relations Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .