Journal profile · INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations
ISSN 0952-617X · eISSN 1875-838X · Wolters Kluwer Health
International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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, International Labor and Employment Law and Digital Economy and Work Transformation, together about 47.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (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
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences23.4%
- International Labor and Employment LawSocial Sciences15.1%
- Digital Economy and Work TransformationSocial Sciences9%
- Discrimination and Equality LawSocial Sciences8.2%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions5.1%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Corporate Law and Human RightsBusiness, Management and Accounting3.1%
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 |
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 140OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,364 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 23 | 12 | 41 |
| 2023 | 28 | 7 | 39 |
| 2022 | 26 | 14 | 71 |
| 2021 | 23 | 8 | 111 |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 0952-617X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-838X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations
What CAS zone is International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Industrial Relations & Labor. 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and 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: .