Overview
Work Employment and Society, published by SAGE Publishing (United Kingdom), published 406 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 4,980 citations in those years. Its h-index is 136 and its two-year mean citedness is 2.35. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #5,299 of 62,158 ranked journals and #350 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 | 104 | 2,557 | 62 |
| 2021 | 115 | 2,083 | 78 |
| 2022 | 89 | 1,715 | 62 |
| 2023 | 66 | 727 | 47 |
| 2024 | 60 | 358 | 43 |
| 2025 | 76 | 97 | 52 |
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% |
| Journal of Industrial Relations | Social Sciences | 64.2 | 223 | 61% |
| Work in the Global Economy | Social Sciences | 53.2 | 82 | 41% |
| 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% |
| Work and Occupations | Social Sciences | 64.3 | 140 | 46% |
| New Technology Work and Employment | Social Sciences | 71.7 | 195 | 73% |
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Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 0950-0170
- Print ISSN: 0950-0170
- Electronic ISSN: 1469-8722
- Publisher: SAGE Publishing
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
- OpenAlex: S60510972
- Journal website: wes.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 Work Employment and Society?
It is 72.7 out of 100, which places it #5,299 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 Work Employment and Society?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 2.35.
Is Work Employment and Society open access?
69% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does Work Employment and Society charge a publication fee?
No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.