Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Industrial Relations
IZA Journal of Labor Economics
ISSN 2193-8997 · Springer Nature · Poland
IZA Journal of Labor Economics: fully open access; APC about USD 1,535; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IZA Journal of Labor Economics is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Labor market dynamics and wage inequality, Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics and School Choice and Performance, together about 47.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Industrial Relations
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance29.3%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences11%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences6.8%
- Education and Labor RelationsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Names, Identity, and Discrimination ResearchSocial Sciences4.6%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%
- Retirement, Disability, and EmploymentSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Relations | Q3 | 37/61 | 40th |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q3 | 471/755 | 37th |
| Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | Q3 | 164/254 | 35th |
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 116 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 223 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 296 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 354 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 402 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 407 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 367 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,535 / EUR 1,250 / GBP 980 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,105 / EUR 975 | Yes | — |
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2193-8997
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IZA Journal of Labor Economics
How long does peer review take at IZA Journal of Labor Economics?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 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.
Which databases index IZA Journal of Labor Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IZA Journal of Labor Economics is indexed in Scopus.
Is IZA Journal of Labor Economics open access, and what is the APC?
IZA Journal of Labor Economics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,535.
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: .