About this journal
Aims and scope
Labour and Industry is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research offering a multi-disciplinary perspective on the social, organizational and institutional aspects of work and industrial relations. The aims of the journal are to encourage debate and the exchange of views between researchers, to challenge the conceptual boundaries of work and industrial relations, and to contribute to the generation of new ideas by drawing on insights from diverse disciplines.
The journal encourages submissions from researchers reporting original and innovative research that contributes to the theory, practice and public policy dimensions of work and industrial relations. It encourages researchers to locate their contribution in the local context of a study, within the context of international debates, and in developments in the study of work and industrial relations.
The journal also encourages research teams to submit proposals for themed Symposia on new streams of research that stand to make a significant contribution to research.
Peer Review Policy
All submitted manuscripts are initially reviewed by an editor and then, if considered suitable for the journal, subject to a double anonymized review by at least two independent referees.
Please note that individual subscribers now receive a subscription to the journal along with their AIRAANZ membership. Please visit the AIRAANZ website for more information: http://www.airaanz.org/join-airaanz.html
Journal metrics
Usage
- 66K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.2 (2023) Impact Factor
- 1.5 (2023) 5 year IF
- 2.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.879 (2023) SNIP
- 0.457 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 39 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 11 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 29% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editors-in-Chief
Jane Parker – Massey University, New Zealand
Jim Arrowsmith – Massey University, New Zealand
Noelle Donnelly – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Associate Editors
Stephen Blumenfeld Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Bernd Brandl – Durham University, United Kingdom
Josh Healy – University of Newcastle, Australia
Editorial Managers
Amanda Eaton
Fiona McCook
Greg Bamber – Monash University, Australia
Eileen Boris – University of California, USA
Cathy Brigden – RMIT University, Australia
Linda Briskin – York University, Canada
Jane Bryson – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
John Budd – University of Minnesota, USA
Iain Campbell – RMIT University, Australia
Bill Cochrane – University of Waikato, New Zealand
Fang Lee Cooke – Monash University, Australia
Richard Cooney – Monash University, Australia
Christina Cregan – University of Melbourne, Australia
Fiona Edgar – University of Otago, New Zealand
Judy Fudge – McMaster University, Canada
Josh Healy – University of Newcastle, Australia
Lisa Heap – RMIT University, Australia (PhD Rep)
Jane Holgate – University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Richard Hyman – London School of Economics, United Kingdom
Sanford Jacoby – University of California, USA
Michelle Kaminski – Michigan State University, USA
Maarten J. Keune – University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Susan McGrath-Champ – University of Sydney, Australia
Johanna Mcneil – RMIT University, Australia
Guglielmo Meardi – Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy
Gregor Murray – Universite de Montreal Canada
Dong One-Kim – Korea University, South Korea
Valeria Pulignano – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Gaby Ramia – University of Sydney, Australia
William K Roche – University College Dublin, Ireland
Andrew Stewart – University of Adelaide, Australia
Mark Stuart – University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Louise Thornthwaite – Macquarie University, Australia
Michael Walker – University of Technology, Australia
Adrian Wilkinson – Griffith University, Australia
Jonathan Winterton – Curtin Sarawak, Singapore
Suzanne Young – La Trobe University, Australia
Abstracting and indexing
Labour and Industry is abstracted in:
- EBSCOhost
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- Current Abstracts, 4/1/2003-
- Political Science Complete, 4/1/2003-
- SocINDEX, 4/1/2003-
- SocINDEX with Full Text, 4/1/2003-
- TOC Premier (Table of Contents), 4/1/2003-
- Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Gale
- Informit
- OCLC
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- CSA Sociological Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts), Core
- Ovid
- ProQuest
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- ABI/INFORM Complete, 04/01/2005-
- ABI/INFORM Global (American Business Information), 04/01/2005-
- ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry (American Business Information), 04/01/2005-
- CSA Social Services Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts), Selective
- CSA Sociological Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts), Core
- CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts), Selective
- Professional ABI/INFORM Complete, 04/01/2005-
- Professional ProQuest Central, 04/01/2005-
- ProQuest 5000, 04/01/2005-
- ProQuest 5000 International, 04/01/2005-
- ProQuest Central, 04/01/2005-
- ProQuest Research Library, 04/01/2005-
- ProQuest Social Science Journals, 04/01/2005-
- ProQuest Sociology, 04/01/2005-
- Scopus
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
Open access
Labour and Industry is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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Society information
The Association of Industrial Relations Academics in Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) was officially constituted in 1983. AIRAANZ is a professional membership organisation that aims to:
- inform members on developments in industrial relations in Australasia and elsewhere;
- represent members and make submissions/recommendations to appropriate government departments and other bodies regarding industrial relations research, teaching and other academic concerns;
- promote and encourage Australasian industrial relations research and ongoing publication of the association’s journal Labour & Industry. A Journal of the Social and Economic Relations of Work.
Membership to AIRAANZ includes discounted annual conference registration and subscription to Labour & Industry.
4 issues per year. 4 issues will be print.
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