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Industrial Law Journal
ISSN 0305-9332 · eISSN 1464-3669 · Oxford University Press
Industrial Law Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.12; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,043; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Industrial Law Journal is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Labor Movements and Unions, Discrimination and Equality Law and Corporate Law and Human Rights, together about 39.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences17.4%
- Discrimination and Equality LawSocial Sciences11.7%
- Corporate Law and Human RightsBusiness, Management and Accounting10.6%
- Digital Economy and Work TransformationSocial Sciences7.7%
- International Labor and Employment LawSocial Sciences7.6%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting7.5%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences6.3%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | 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
- 1.12LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 358OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 71.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,636 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 26 | 4 |
| 2025 | 55 | 40 | 32 |
| 2024 | 62 | 47 | 151 |
| 2023 | 41 | 24 | 105 |
| 2022 | 31 | 17 | 169 |
| 2021 | 40 | 21 | 325 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 3,066 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 0305-9332
- Electronic ISSN
- 1464-3669
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Industrial Law Journal
What CAS zone is Industrial Law Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Industrial Law Journal is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Industrial Relations & Labor / Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Industrial Law Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.12; CiteScore 3, h-index 47.
Which databases index Industrial Law Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Industrial Law Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Industrial Law Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Industrial Law Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,043.
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: .