Journal profile · Multiple
Labour History
ISSN 0023-6942 · eISSN 1839-3039 · Liverpool University Press
Labour History: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.13; subscription journal; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Labour History is published by Liverpool University Press and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Australian History and Society, Labor Movements and Unions and Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism, together about 60.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences38%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences16.4%
- Commonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismSocial Sciences5.8%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences5.3%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences3.4%
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesSocial Sciences3.3%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences3%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.13LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 654OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,713 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 43 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 47 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 30 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 36 | 4 | 13 |
| 2021 | 34 | 5 | 39 |
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
- Liverpool University Press
- ISSN
- 0023-6942
- Electronic ISSN
- 1839-3039
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Labour History
What CAS zone is Labour History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Labour History is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History / Industrial Relations & Labor. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Labour History?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.13; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 82.
Which databases index Labour History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Labour History is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Labour History open access, and what is the APC?
Labour History 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .