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

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

Editorial Board

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:

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?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. 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

Labour & Industry is published on behalf of the Association of Industrial Relations Academics in Australia and New Zealand.

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.

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