Journal metric profile

JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.400 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.300 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 29/52 Recorded category rank

JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH metric snapshot

JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SPRINGER. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.400. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.300, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q3 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 29 out of 52 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 56% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q3. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (1.300) is 0.100 points lower than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.400). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.300, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.470. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH lists total cites: 550; total articles: 12; citable items: 13. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 15.6 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 9.6 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0195-3613 and electronic ISSN 1936-4768. The publisher is recorded as SPRINGER. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameJOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH
Abbreviated journalJ LABOR RES
PublisherSPRINGER
Metric year2025
Overall rank11,211
ISSN0195-3613
eISSN1936-4768
Total cites550
Total articles12
Citable items13
Cited half-life15.6 years
Citing half-life9.6 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.400
5-Year Impact Factor1.300
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.300
Journal Citation Indicator0.470
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank29/52
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH is 1.400 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH?

JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH is listed with quartile Q3 and category rank 29/52. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH is 1.300. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH?

JOURNAL OF LABOR RESEARCH is listed in this directory as being published by SPRINGER.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.