Journal profile · INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Workplace-A Journal for Academic Labor
ISSN 1715-0094 · Institute for Critical Education Studies · Canada
Workplace-A Journal for Academic Labor: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2026 Xinrui edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 12 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Workplace-A Journal for Academic Labor is published by Institute for Critical Education Studies and is classed under Management in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Natural Language Processing Techniques, Higher Education Governance and Development and Academic Freedom and Politics, together about 100% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor is a refereed, open access journal published by the Institute for Critical Education Studies (ICES) and a collective of scholars in critical university studies, or critical higher education, promoting dignity and integrity in academic work. Contributions are aimed at higher education workplace scholar-activism and dialogue on all issues of academic labor.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science33.3%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences33.3%
- Academic Freedom and PoliticsSocial Sciences33.3%
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)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Industrial Relations & Labor | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Publication ethics
Follows COPE core practices covering misconduct, authorship, complaints, conflicts of interest, data, ethics, IP, journal management, peer review, and post-publication corrections. Model summary
Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor subscribes to the core practices set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics regarding allegations of misconduct, authorship and contributorship, complaints and appeals, conflicts of interest, data and reproducibility, ethical oversight, intellectual property, journal management , peer review processes, and post-publication discussions and corrections.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT, LICENSING, & REPOSITORY
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Authors retain copyright and full publishing rights without restriction. Authors are free to deposit a copy of their work in an institutional or other repository of their choice.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access, refereed journal Model summary
Workplace is a refereed, open access journal
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
- Institute for Critical Education Studies
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1715-0094
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, 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 Workplace-A Journal for Academic Labor
What CAS zone is Workplace-A Journal for Academic Labor in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Workplace-A Journal for Academic Labor?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Which databases index Workplace-A Journal for Academic Labor?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Workplace-A Journal for Academic Labor is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Workplace-A Journal for Academic Labor open access, and what is the APC?
Workplace-A Journal for Academic Labor 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .