Journal profile · Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Labor Studies Journal
ISSN 0160-449X · eISSN 1538-9758 · SAGE
Labor Studies Journal: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,400; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Labor Studies Journal is published by SAGE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Labor Movements and Unions, Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies and Legal and Labor Studies, together about 61.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences36.3%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences13%
- Legal and Labor StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting12%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences3.4%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences3.3%
- American Literature and CultureArts and Humanities3.1%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 209/692 | 69th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 766/1530 | 49th |
| Industrial Relations | Q3 | 41/61 | 33rd |
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 199OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,696 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 7 | 229 |
| 2025 | 31 | 11 | 409 |
| 2024 | 25 | 8 | 334 |
| 2023 | 28 | 5 | 383 |
| 2022 | 29 | 4 | 427 |
| 2021 | 23 | 0 | 467 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / GBP 2,493 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0160-449X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-9758
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Labor Studies Journal
Which databases index Labor Studies Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Labor Studies Journal is indexed in Scopus.
Is Labor Studies Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Labor Studies Journal is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,400.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .