Journal profile · INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
IZA Journal of Labor Policy
ISSN 2193-9004 · Sciendo · Poland
IZA Journal of Labor Policy: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 1,105; review about 13 weeks (community reports); indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IZA Journal of Labor Policy is published by Sciendo 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 market dynamics and wage inequality, Employment and Welfare Studies and Retirement, Disability, and Employment, together about 44.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (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 market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance19.7%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions14.8%
- Retirement, Disability, and EmploymentSocial Sciences10.2%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences8%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Taxation and Compliance StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 19 January 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 126OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.12%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 190 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 74 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 73 |
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 blind 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 | EUR 975 / USD 1,105 | — | — | |
| 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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2193-9004
- 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 Policy
What CAS zone is IZA Journal of Labor Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IZA Journal of Labor Policy is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Industrial Relations & Labor. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at IZA Journal of Labor Policy?
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 Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IZA Journal of Labor Policy is indexed in Scopus.
Is IZA Journal of Labor Policy open access, and what is the APC?
IZA Journal of Labor Policy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,105.
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: .