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Journal of Labor Economics

ISSN 0734-306X · 1537-5307

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Scopus · Q1ABDC A*WoS · SSCI

Is Journal of Labor Economics indexed in Scopus? Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1995–2026; 1993; 1991; 1985-1989, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 8.5.

Is Journal of Labor Economics in Web of Science? Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.

What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Labor Economics? It is rated A* in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Applied economics.

Is Journal of Labor Economics open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

8.5
CiteScore 2025
Scopus
Q1
Best quartile
89th 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
1983
Field of research
Applied economics (3801)
Publisher (per ABDC)
University of Chicago Press
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.
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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