Journal profile
The Journal of WorkingClass Studies
ISSN 2475-4765 · Working Class Studies Association · United States
The Journal of WorkingClass Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of WorkingClass Studies is published by Working Class Studies Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Labor Movements and Unions, American Literature and Culture and Social and Cultural Dynamics, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Working-Class Studies Association aims to develop and promote multiple forms of scholarship, teaching, and activism related to working class life and cultures. Journal ISSN: 2475-4765 This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The Journal is co-edited by Sarah Attfield and Liz Giuffre (University of Technology Sydney), and operates as an independent, adjudicated, open-acess, scholarly publication alongside WCSA. We: Promote awareness, growth, and legitimacy of working-class studies internationally Promote models of working-class studies that actively involve and serve the interests of working-class people Promote critical discussions of the relationships among class, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, and other structures of inequality Promote interdisciplinary, multi-disciplinary, and disciplinary approaches to studying and teaching about the lived experience of working-class people Provide opportunities for academics, artists, activists, workers, independent scholars, students, and others to share their work, make connections with colleagues and professional organizations, and learn about resources Facilitate conversations and critical debate engaging diverse intellectual and political approaches to scholarship, teaching, and outreach in working-class studies Create partnerships that link scholarship with activism in labor, community, and other working-class social justice organizations For more information about the organization, including membership details, please visit the Working-Class Studies Association The organization also has a regularly updated and widely read blog, Working-Class Perspectives which features opinion columns on issues relevant to working-class people and cultures. For more details please visit Working-Class Perspectives
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 6, Australia 4, Canada 1, Norway 1, Finland 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences15.5%
- American Literature and CultureArts and Humanities12.8%
- Social and Cultural DynamicsSocial Sciences11%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences4.5%
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities3.7%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities3.5%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 334 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 46 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 65 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 58 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 43 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 39 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 37 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- articleSubmissions should be between 4-6000 words (or its multimedia equivalent), not including the bibliography and other references.Length not stated
- book reviewgclassstudiesjournal.com Guidelines for book reviews are as follows: 1,000 words for reviews of single books. 1300-1500 words for ‘cluster’main text ≤ 1,000 words
- cluster review1300-1500 words for ‘cluster’ reviews, or reviews of multiple thematically connected works.Length not stated
- comicsWe also invite artists to submit short comics or excerpts of longer works.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use AI policy
No AI-generated, drafted, or reviewed work accepted. Model summary
This Journal does not accept work that has been generated, drafted or reviewed by AI at any stage. All work must be originally created and drafted by the author/s.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Referencing style, formatting and copyright
Authors retain copyright. Model summary
Please submit submissions as Word files. We prefer the use of 12 point, Times New Roman font, with footnotes rather than endnotes.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No fees to publish. Model summary
There are no fees to publish in this Journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymous peer review for scholarly submissions. Model summary
Scholarly submissions are sent for double anonymous peer review.
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
- Working Class Studies Association
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2475-4765
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Journal of WorkingClass Studies
How long does peer review take at The Journal of WorkingClass Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of The Journal of WorkingClass Studies based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (6), Australia (4) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index The Journal of WorkingClass Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Journal of WorkingClass Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is The Journal of WorkingClass Studies open access, and what is the APC?
The Journal of WorkingClass Studies is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .