The
Journal of Labor and Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the political economy of labor, labor movements, and class relations throughout the world. The journal was established in 1997, was published by Wiley Periodicals through 2020, and is published by Brill starting in 2021. The journal’s editorial office is located within the Brooklyn College of the City University of New York Graduate Center for Worker Education. The
Journal of Labor and Society publishes peer-reviewed, scientific research into the major social, political, economic, and cultural issues faced by workers around the world. In particular, the journal highlights the transformation of the international economy and aims to situate labor relations and conflict in this wider context. The journal also provides a forum for scholarly and collegial examination of the effects of the history of states, parties, and social movements on labor and work. Volumes 1-19 of the
Journal of Labor and Society were published under the journal's previous name
WorkingUSA.
The journal will welcome the following types of submissions:
- Research articles (5,000-12,500 words)
- Book reviews (1,000-2,000 words)
- Review essays (2,000-5,000 words)
- Commentaries (maximum of 5,000 words)
Editor-in-Chief Immanuel Ness,
The City University of New York, Brooklyn College (USA) and
University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
Book Review Editor Chad Pearson,
University of North Texas (USA)
Associate Editors Rosa Abraham,
Azim Premji University (India)
Andreas Admasie,
International Institute of Social History (The Netherlands)
Yasin Al-Amin,
Stanford University (USA)
Eileen Boris,
University of California, Santa Barbara (USA)
Ayşe Cebeci,
Harran University (Turkey)
Gabriella Cioce,
University of Nottingham (UK)
Anita Chan,
Australian National University (Australia)
Sarika Chandra,
Wayne State University (USA)
Mateo Crossa,
Instituto Mora (Mexico)
Wilma Dunaway,
Virginia Tech Başak Ergüder,
Istanbul University (Turkey)
Jeannette Graulau,
CUNY Lehman College (USA)
Efe Can Gürcan,
Istinye University (Turkey)
Elif Hacısalihoğlu,
Trakya University (Turkey)
Anita Hammer,
King's College London (UK)
Ali Kadri,
Sun Yat-sen University (China)
Torkil Lauesen,
International Forum, Copenhagen (Denmark)
Jake Lin,
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (USA)
Adrian Ortega Camara Lind,
Beijing Normal University (China)
Nemanja Lukić,
Anti-Imperialist Network, Madrid (Spain)
Stacy W. Maddern,
University of Connecticut (USA)
Christos Mais,
University of Thessaly (Greece)
Linda Matar,
Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai (China)
Carlos Cruz Mosquera,
University of London (UK)
Joseph Mullen,
City University of New York (USA)
Corinna Mullin,
The New School for Social Research (USA)
Viren Murthy,
University of Wisconsin (USA)
Nima Nakhaei,
York University (Canada)
Ayokunle O. Omobowale,
University of Ibadan (Nigeria)
Alejandro Pedregal,
Aalto University (Finland)
Fredrik Petersson,
Åbo Akademi University (Finland)
Frances Fox Piven,
CUNY Graduate Center (USA)
Jennifer Ponce de León,
University of Pennsylvania (USA)
Sarah Raymundo,
University of the Philippines Diliman (The Philippines)
Gabriel Rockhill,
Villanova University (USA)
Isabel Roque,
University of Coimbra (Portugal)
Cağatay Edgücan Şahin,
Ordu University (Turkey)
Marcel van der Linden,
International Institute of Social History (The Netherlands)
Kevin Van Meter,
University of Southern Maine (USA)
Cornel West,
Union Theological Seminary Julie Willett,
Texas Tech University (USA)
Alexander Witherspoon,
Hubei Minzu University (China)
Young Su Won,
International Forum on One Korea (South Korea)
Helena Worthen,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)
Zhun Xu,
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (USA)
Paris Yeros,
Federal University of ABC, Santo André (Brazil)
Editorial Advisory Board Max Ajl,
Ghent University (Belgium)
Maurizio Atzeni,
CEIL-Conicet (Argentina)
Dario Azzellini,
Autonomous University of Zacatecas (Mexico)
Walden Bello,
University of the Philippines (The Philippines)
Joe Berry,
COCAL, Berkeley, California (USA)
Michael Burawoy,
University of California, Berkeley (USA)
Stephen Campbell,
Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Toby Carroll,
University of Macau (China)
Christopher Chase-Dunn,
University of California, Riverside (USA)
Mehmet Erman Erol,
De Montfort University (UK)
Harris Freeman,
University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA)
Pedro Andres Freire,
University of California, Riverside (USA)
Anthony Gronowicz,
CUNY BMCC (USA)
Ralf Hoffrogge,
Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany)
Maxwell Lane,
Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia)
Miguel Martinez Lucio,
The University of Manchester (UK)
Trevor Ngwane,
University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
Lucas Poy,
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
E. Sonny San Juan,
Polytechnic University of the Philippines (The Philippines)
Luke Sinwell,
University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
Ben Trott,
Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Germany)
Alan Tuckman,
Keele University (UK)
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Online submission: Articles for publication in the
Journal of Labor and Society can be submitted online through Editorial Manager. To submit an article,
click here.
For more details on online submission, please visit our
EM Support page.
Editor-in-Chief Immanuel Ness,
The City University of New York, Brooklyn College (USA) and
University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
Book Review Editor Chad Pearson,
University of North Texas (USA)
Associate Editors Rosa Abraham,
Azim Premji University (India)
Andreas Admasie,
International Institute of Social History (The Netherlands)
Yasin Al-Amin,
Stanford University (USA)
Eileen Boris,
University of California, Santa Barbara (USA)
Ayşe Cebeci,
Harran University (Turkey)
Gabriella Cioce,
University of Nottingham (UK)
Anita Chan,
Australian National University (Australia)
Sarika Chandra,
Wayne State University (USA)
Mateo Crossa,
Instituto Mora (Mexico)
Wilma Dunaway,
Virginia Tech Başak Ergüder,
Istanbul University (Turkey)
Jeannette Graulau,
CUNY Lehman College (USA)
Efe Can Gürcan,
Istinye University (Turkey)
Elif Hacısalihoğlu,
Trakya University (Turkey)
Anita Hammer,
King's College London (UK)
Ali Kadri,
Sun Yat-sen University (China)
Torkil Lauesen,
International Forum, Copenhagen (Denmark)
Jake Lin,
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (USA)
Adrian Ortega Camara Lind,
Beijing Normal University (China)
Nemanja Lukić,
Anti-Imperialist Network, Madrid (Spain)
Stacy W. Maddern,
University of Connecticut (USA)
Christos Mais,
University of Thessaly (Greece)
Linda Matar,
Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai (China)
Carlos Cruz Mosquera,
University of London (UK)
Joseph Mullen,
City University of New York (USA)
Corinna Mullin,
The New School for Social Research (USA)
Viren Murthy,
University of Wisconsin (USA)
Nima Nakhaei,
York University (Canada)
Ayokunle O. Omobowale,
University of Ibadan (Nigeria)
Alejandro Pedregal,
Aalto University (Finland)
Fredrik Petersson,
Åbo Akademi University (Finland)
Frances Fox Piven,
CUNY Graduate Center (USA)
Jennifer Ponce de León,
University of Pennsylvania (USA)
Sarah Raymundo,
University of the Philippines Diliman (The Philippines)
Gabriel Rockhill,
Villanova University (USA)
Isabel Roque,
University of Coimbra (Portugal)
Cağatay Edgücan Şahin,
Ordu University (Turkey)
Marcel van der Linden,
International Institute of Social History (The Netherlands)
Kevin Van Meter,
University of Southern Maine (USA)
Cornel West,
Union Theological Seminary Julie Willett,
Texas Tech University (USA)
Alexander Witherspoon,
Hubei Minzu University (China)
Young Su Won,
International Forum on One Korea (South Korea)
Helena Worthen,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)
Zhun Xu,
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (USA)
Paris Yeros,
Federal University of ABC, Santo André (Brazil)
Editorial Advisory Board Max Ajl,
Ghent University (Belgium)
Maurizio Atzeni,
CEIL-Conicet (Argentina)
Dario Azzellini,
Autonomous University of Zacatecas (Mexico)
Walden Bello,
University of the Philippines (The Philippines)
Joe Berry,
COCAL, Berkeley, California (USA)
Michael Burawoy,
University of California, Berkeley (USA)
Stephen Campbell,
Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Toby Carroll,
University of Macau (China)
Christopher Chase-Dunn,
University of California, Riverside (USA)
Mehmet Erman Erol,
De Montfort University (UK)
Harris Freeman,
University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA)
Pedro Andres Freire,
University of California, Riverside (USA)
Anthony Gronowicz,
CUNY BMCC (USA)
Ralf Hoffrogge,
Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany)
Maxwell Lane,
Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia)
Miguel Martinez Lucio,
The University of Manchester (UK)
Trevor Ngwane,
University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
Lucas Poy,
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
E. Sonny San Juan,
Polytechnic University of the Philippines (The Philippines)
Luke Sinwell,
University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
Ben Trott,
Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Germany)
Alan Tuckman,
Keele University (UK)
The
Journal of Labor and Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the political economy of labor, labor movements, and class relations throughout the world. The journal was established in 1997, was published by Wiley Periodicals through 2020, and is published by Brill starting in 2021. The journal’s editorial office is located within the Brooklyn College of the City University of New York Graduate Center for Worker Education. The
Journal of Labor and Society publishes peer-reviewed, scientific research into the major social, political, economic, and cultural issues faced by workers around the world. In particular, the journal highlights the transformation of the international economy and aims to situate labor relations and conflict in this wider context. The journal also provides a forum for scholarly and collegial examination of the effects of the history of states, parties, and social movements on labor and work. Volumes 1-19 of the
Journal of Labor and Society were published under the journal's previous name
WorkingUSA.
The journal will welcome the following types of submissions:
- Research articles (5,000-12,500 words)
- Book reviews (1,000-2,000 words)
- Review essays (2,000-5,000 words)
- Commentaries (maximum of 5,000 words)