Journal profile · Social Sciences-Urban Studies
New Labor Forum
ISSN 1095-7960 · eISSN 1557-2978 · SAGE
New Labor Forum: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,400; review about 34 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 84.5% (journal website); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
New Labor Forum 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 58.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
New Labor Forum is a national labor journal from the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, The Murphy Institute. Published three times a year, New Labor Forum provides a place for labor and its allies to test and debate new ideas. Some issues we explore … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Urban Studies
Editor-in-chief Samir SontiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 36, Jordan 1 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences34.2%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences17.4%
- Legal and Labor StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences6.8%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences6.7%
- Digital Economy and Work TransformationSocial Sciences1.8%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities1.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Studies | Q3 | 159/295 | — |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 405/744 | — |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 177/283 | — |
| Industrial Relations | Q3 | 43/61 | — |
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,460 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 15 | 456 |
| 2025 | 58 | 11 | 593 |
| 2024 | 49 | 14 | 486 |
| 2023 | 49 | 8 | 424 |
| 2022 | 50 | 4 | 406 |
| 2021 | 80 | 8 | 361 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
34 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 84.5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch articleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1095-7960
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-2978
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about New Labor Forum
How long does peer review take at New Labor Forum?
The publisher reports about 34 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 84.5%. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of New Labor Forum?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of New Labor Forum based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (36) and Jordan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index New Labor Forum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, New Labor Forum is indexed in Scopus.
Is New Labor Forum open access, and what is the APC?
New Labor Forum is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .