For contributors
Why contribute?
Collaboration with the World of Labour gives you an opportunity to make your expertise accessible to a global non-academic audience in a cutting-edge format. Contributors can increase the availability and broaden the dissemination of highly relevant, peer-reviewed knowledge to decision-makers.
Information on each article is made available to indexing and abstracting services, such as RePEc, EconLit, and Google Scholar.
We do not charge authors to publish articles on World of Labour.
World of Labour content is regularly cited by key media outlets and policy-making organizations.How to contribute
If you would like to find out more about contributing, or to suggest a topic, please contact the World of Labour Office.
To submit your invited proposal, please do so via Manuscript Manager.
Your proposal should come with a short abstract (three to five sentences long, no figures or tables) that outlines the content of the one-pager for your future contribution:
- elevator pitch—why is the topic important for our audience
- main pros and cons
- your main message
Please select a potential subject area for your contribution when you submit a proposal. If you face any technical difficulties, please contact the World of Labour Office.
Guidelines for authors and reviewers
World of Labour articles go through a quality control system of peer review before publication. The right to perform plagiarism checks on submitted articles is reserved. It is also understood that the articles are not original research but are based on the best academic findings. Authors may use their previous work or joint work with others verbatim as long as an article makes sources and practices transparent, and does not infringe copyrights.
If you would like to find more specific information about the project, either as an author or a reviewer, please click the links below.
Author guidelines
Reviewer guidelines
Style sheet
General information for contributors
In order to uphold its high standards of excellent research, and to provide a healthy and open work environment, LISER has set out its code of conduct. Information on our policy on conflicts of interest can be found by following the link below. In addition, World of Labour recognizes the importance of proper citation of data and follows the data citation convention also provided below.