Journal profile · INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Monthly labor review
ISSN 0098-1818 · eISSN 1937-4658 · US. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monthly labor review: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.87; fully open access; 19 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Monthly labor review is published by US. Bureau of Labor Statistics and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Employment and Welfare Studies, Labor market dynamics and wage inequality and Labor Movements and Unions, together about 37.3% of its articles. (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
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions13.5%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences10.9%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences9.7%
- Retirement, Disability, and EmploymentSocial Sciences9.2%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Digital Economy and Work TransformationSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | 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
- 0.87LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 584OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,843 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 34 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 61 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 242 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 312 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- US. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- ISSN
- 0098-1818
- Electronic ISSN
- 1937-4658
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Monthly labor review
What CAS zone is Monthly labor review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Monthly labor review is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Industrial Relations & Labor. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Monthly labor review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.87; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 74.
Which databases index Monthly labor review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Monthly labor review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Monthly labor review open access, and what is the APC?
Monthly labor review is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .