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British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Routledge · United States

ISSN0306-9885eISSN1469-3534

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.449

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.779

Total Works

3,322

Total Citations

40,637

2yr Mean Citedness

0.96

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The British Journal of Guidance and Counselling publishes work that advances theory, research, and practice in counselling, psychotherapy, and career guidance. It aims to cover research, policy, and practice and their interface in these fields.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 59 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,322

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0306-9885 / 1469-3534

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ2

Applied PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Applied

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Counseling Practices and SupervisionCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsHigher Education and EmployabilityCareer Development and Diversity