Overview
Journal of Industrial Relations, published by SAGE Publishing (Australia), published 223 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 1,790 citations in those years. Its h-index is 62 and its two-year mean citedness is 1.76. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #10,279 of 62,158 ranked journals and #1,021 of 19,774 in Social Sciences.
Key figures
Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.
Papers and citations by year
| Year | Papers | Citations received | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 53 | 536 | 14 |
| 2021 | 45 | 624 | 17 |
| 2022 | 39 | 749 | 17 |
| 2023 | 42 | 181 | 30 |
| 2024 | 57 | 164 | 43 |
| 2025 | 40 | 72 | 28 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Relations Journal | Social Sciences | 66.7 | 221 | 71% |
| Labor Studies Journal | Social Sciences | 48.2 | 136 | 25% |
| British Journal of Industrial Relations | Social Sciences | 68.9 | 364 | 51% |
| Transfer European Review of Labour and Research | Social Sciences | 62.9 | 201 | 67% |
| Labour / Le Travail | Social Sciences | 50.7 | 285 | 83% |
| Labour & Industry a journal of the social and economic relations of work | Social Sciences | 57.6 | 140 | 43% |
| Industrial Relations A Journal of Economy and Society | Social Sciences | 62.7 | 174 | 64% |
| European Journal of Industrial Relations | Social Sciences | 58.8 | 104 | 72% |
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Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 0022-1856
- Print ISSN: 0022-1856
- Electronic ISSN: 1472-9296
- Publisher: SAGE Publishing
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
- OpenAlex: S123955271
- Journal website: jir.sagepub.com
Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.
Questions
What is the ITS Journal Score of Journal of Industrial Relations?
It is 64.2 out of 100, which places it #10,279 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Industrial Relations?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 1.76.
Is Journal of Industrial Relations open access?
61% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does Journal of Industrial Relations charge a publication fee?
No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.