Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Historical Studies in Industrial Relations
ISSN 1362-1572 · eISSN 2049-4459 · Liverpool University Press
Historical Studies in Industrial Relations: subscription journal; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historical Studies in Industrial Relations is published by Liverpool University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Labor Movements and Unions, Legal and Labor Studies and Historical Economic and Social Studies, together about 67.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences33.7%
- Legal and Labor StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting19.1%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences12.2%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Management Theory and PracticeBusiness, Management and Accounting2.2%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting1.5%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences1.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q2 | 749/1936 | 60th |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q4 | 600/745 | 19th |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q4 | 700/755 | 7th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 456 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2 | 75 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 42 |
| 2023 | 14 | 4 | 38 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1 | 52 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 51 |
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
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- ISSN
- 1362-1572
- Electronic ISSN
- 2049-4459
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historical Studies in Industrial Relations
Which databases index Historical Studies in Industrial Relations?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historical Studies in Industrial Relations is indexed in Scopus.
Is Historical Studies in Industrial Relations open access, and what is the APC?
Historical Studies in Industrial 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .