Journal profile
Italian Labour Law eJournal
ISSN 1561-8048 · University of Bologna · Italy
Italian Labour Law eJournal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Italian Labour Law eJournal is published by University of Bologna. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Labor Studies, Labor Law and Work Dynamics and Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges, together about 65.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Italian Labour Law e-Journal is an open-access peer-reviewed Journal aiming at the advancement of comparative studies on current labour law topics. The journal is published in English on a biannual basis. Each issue includes a main section dedicated to a specific theme, and a miscellaneous reserved to spontaneous submissions. Italian Labour Law e-Journal is a scientific journal recognized by ANVUR (Italian National Agency for Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes) for disciplinary area 12 (Law Studies, including Labour Law). It has also achieved the “Class A” rating for all the recruitment fields of the same area.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Emanuele MenegattiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 17, Germany 1, Poland 1, Russia 1, Ireland 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Labor StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting30%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences26.3%
- Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 ChallengesMedicine9.1%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Digital Economy and Work TransformationSocial Sciences4.5%
- European Law and MigrationSocial Sciences4.2%
- International Labor and Employment LawSocial Sciences2.7%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences2.3%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Anvur
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 283 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 58 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 86 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 77 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 64 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 64 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted2
- articleMiscellaneousLength not stated
- reviewReviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The copyrights of all the texts on this journal belong to the respective authors without restrictions. Authors grant to the journal a non-exclusive right to publish their work. This journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (full legal code). See also our Open Access Policy. Metadata All the metadata of the published material is released in the public domai…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Copyright: authors retain copyright; journal licensed under CC BY 4.0. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. It releases its articles under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This license allows anyone to download, reuse, re-print, modify, distribute and/or copy the contributions. The works must b…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The peer review process is aimed to verify that each contribution for which publication is requested, corresponds to the Journal’s qualitative parameters of originality, methodological correctness and scientific validity; that it complies with the relevant ethical standards and that it is of interest for the Journal’s objectives. Each contribution proposed for publication must satisfy the requirem…
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
- University of Bologna
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1561-8048
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Italian Labour Law eJournal
How long does peer review take at Italian Labour Law eJournal?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Italian Labour Law eJournal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Italian Labour Law eJournal based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (17), Germany (1) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Italian Labour Law eJournal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Italian Labour Law eJournal is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Italian Labour Law eJournal open access, and what is the APC?
Italian Labour Law eJournal is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .