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Industrial Relations

ISSN 0019-8676 · 1468-232X

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing

Scopus · Q2ABDC A*WoS · SSCIONOS

Is Industrial Relations indexed in Scopus? Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1961–2026, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 5.3.

Is Industrial Relations in Web of Science? Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.

What is the ABDC rating of Industrial Relations? It is rated A* in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Human resources and industrial relations.

Is Industrial Relations open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

5.3
CiteScore 2025
Scopus
Q2
Best quartile
72nd percentile
A*
ABDC rating
JQL 2025
3
Indexed in
major indexes
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
A*
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1961
Field of research
Human resources and industrial relations (3505)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
A* = top 5–7% of journals in its field — an internationally recognised exemplar of excellence.
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DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
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FT50Financial Times research list
Not listed in FT50.
UT DallasUTD top-100 business research
Not listed in UT Dallas.
Editorial TimelinePublisher's own reported turnaround
StageTypical time
Submission → first decision14 days
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ONOS · APC coveredOne Nation One Subscription (Govt of India)
Not in the ONOS APC-supported list.
Publishing in this journal is not centrally APC-funded under One Nation One Subscription.

Official sources & links

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