Top 10 Industrial Relations Journals In The World 2026

Are you looking for best Industrial Relations journals globally? Then you are in the right place.

Here, we provide a leading Industrial Relations journals list, peer-reviewed and top-ranked journals.

The list of popular Industrial Relations journals worldwide depends on various ranking factors, such as a journal's impact factor, CiteScore, H-index, peer review process, influence in the field, and overall reputation.

For the top scholarly Industrial Relations journals, see the list below.

1. Strategic Organization

Strategic Organization is devoted to publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed, discipline-grounded conceptual and empirical research of interest to researchers, teachers, students, and practitioners of strategic management and organization. The journal also aims to be of considerable interest to senior managers in government, industry, and particularly the growing management consulting industry. Strategic Organization provides an international, interdisciplinary forum designed to improve our understanding of the interrelated dynamics of strategic and organizational processes and outcomes. more...

2. Journal of Labor Economics

Founded in 1983 as the first journal devoted specifically to labor economics, the Journal of Labor Economics (JOLE) presents international research on issues affecting social and private behavior, and the economy. JOLE’s contributors investigate various aspects of labor economics, including supply and demand of labor services, personnel economics, distribution of income, unions and collective bargaining, applied and policy issues in labor economics, and labor markets and demographics. more...

3. Management and Labour Studies

Management and Labour Studies (MLS) is the official publication of XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur, published in collaboration with SAGE Publications. XLRI, the oldest B-school in India, was founded in 1949 by a few visionary Jesuit Fathers to bring a change in the economy and society at large. The institute always strives to be a management school with a difference. XLRI has always had and maintains a global outlook. We were the first among management schools in India to more...

4. Asian International Studies Review

Asian International Studies Review is published by Brill, based in Brazil, publishing since 2013. It covers research in Social Sciences, Business Management and Accounting, Arts and Humanities. Topics covered include law, society, sociology of law, legal theory. The journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ; it uses a anonymous peer review process. For full aims and scope, see the journal's official page. more...

5. Business and Human Rights Journal

Business and Human Rights Journal is published by Cambridge University Press, publishing since 2016. It covers research in Social Sciences, Business Management and Accounting. The journal is indexed in Scopus. more...

6. Business and Politics

Business and Politics is published by Cambridge University Press, based in United Kingdom, publishing since 2025. It covers research in Social Sciences, Business Management and Accounting. Topics covered include business, politics, management. The journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ; it uses a double anonymous peer review process. Article processing charge: 3655 USD; 2610 GBP. For full aims and scope, see the journal's official page. more...

7. Business and Society Review

Business and Society Review is published by John Wiley & Sons, publishing since 2007. It covers research in Business Management and Accounting, Social Sciences. The journal is indexed in Scopus. more...

8. Corporate Communications

Corporate Communications is published by Emerald Publishing, publishing since 1996. It covers research in Business Management and Accounting. The journal is indexed in Scopus. more...

9. Cuadernos de Gestion

Cuadernos de Gestion is published by Institute of Applied Business Economics, based in Spain, publishing since 2000. It covers research in Economics Econometrics and Finance, Business Management and Accounting. Topics covered include management, marketing, organization, finance, business administration, applied business economics. The journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ; it uses a double anonymous peer review process. For full aims and scope, see the journal's official page. more...

10. Cuadernos de Relaciones Laborales

Cuadernos de Relaciones Laborales is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid, based in Spain, publishing since 1992. It covers research in Business Management and Accounting, Social Sciences. Topics covered include employment, labor relations, industrial relations, gender, social policy, welfare state. The journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ; it uses a anonymous peer review process. For full aims and scope, see the journal's official page. more...

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