What is the Impact Factor of Work Employment and Society?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Work Employment and Society is 3.90, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Work Employment and Society indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Work Employment and Society is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 2.204 (Q1) and an H-index of 112.

Who publishes Work Employment and Society and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Work Employment and Society is published by SAGE. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,840 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,193Top JournalHybrid

Work Employment and Society

Identifier (ISSN):0950-0170(Print)/1469-8722(Online)

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Publisher:SAGE

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

3.9↑ +0.1

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

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WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Work Employment and Society

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):3.9

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

2.204

#1,193

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

112

112 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate11.1%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

93articles/year

72.44% Gold OA•97.5% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Work, Employment and Society (WES) is a leading international peer reviewed journal of the British Sociological Association which publishes theoretically informed and original research on the sociology of work. Work, Employment and Society covers all aspects of work, employment and unemployment and their connections with wider social processes and social structures. The journal is sociologically orientated but welcomes contributions from other disciplines which addresses the issues in a way that informs less debated aspects of the journal"s remit, such as unpaid labour and the informal economy.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Political science49.7%Economics49%Sociology45%Law41.5%Computer science37.5%Philosophy36.7%Physics31.9%Engineering30%Business28.6%Quantum mechanics27.5%History26.2%Psychology25.7%Thermodynamics25.6%Mechanical engineering24%Work (physics)23%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

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Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Rank90/626

IndexSSCI

JCRSSCI2026

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR

Rank10/54

IndexSSCI

JCRSSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Rank12/222

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Rank67/627

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR

Rank8/54

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Rank36/222

IndexSSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
ECONOMICS	JCRSSCI	90/626	Q1
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR	JCRSSCI	10/54	Q1
SOCIOLOGY	JCRSSCI	12/222	Q1
ECONOMICS	JCISSCI	67/627	Q1
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR	JCISSCI	8/54	Q1
SOCIOLOGY	JCISSCI	36/222	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF3.9

Articles / Year64

Total Citations12

2025

IF3.8

Articles / Year76

Total Citations98

2024

IF2.7

Articles / Year60

Total Citations359

2023

IF3.7

Articles / Year66

Total Citations729

2022

IF4.249

Articles / Year89

Total Citations1,720

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	3.9	64	12
2025	3.8	76	98
2024	2.7	60	359
2023	3.7	66	729
2022	4.249	89	1,720
2021	—	115	2,085
2020	—	104	2,560
2019	—	83	3,653
2018	—	74	5,032
2017	—	77	2,616
2016	—	109	3,295
2015	—	137	3,905

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,193Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1987-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

2.204

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

6.65

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,840 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,563

3-Year Documents235

Citable Documents234

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)8

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate52.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

AccountingQ1

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 11.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

2区 (Zone 2)Management

Minor Category (Specific Field):

2区ECONOMICS

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Work Employment and Society (ISSN: 0950-0170) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by SAGE in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.90, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 2.204 (Q1), an H-index of 112.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 93 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,840 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.