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British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Routledge · United States

ISSN0306-9885eISSN1469-3534

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

358

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 281d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.613

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.779

Total Worksi

3,322

Total Citationsi

40,637

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFive No. A Year, 2013-

StatusActive

Total Publications3,322

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0306-9885 / 1469-3534

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

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

Citations received

2019

809

2020

972

2021

429

2022

315

2023

138

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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

Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Is British Journal of Guidance and Counselling a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for British Journal of Guidance and Counselling: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of British Journal of Guidance and Counselling?

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.96.

Is British Journal of Guidance and Counselling indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.