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Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1991

ISSN1747-5090

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

234

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 206d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.915

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.953

Total Worksi

1,337

Total Citationsi

23,894

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.70

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; Education.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 54 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,337

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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?

1747-5090

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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

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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

Citations received

824

2019

1.3k

2020

887

2021

319

2022

280

2023

200

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.

EducationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education Systems and PolicyHigher Education and EmployabilityInnovative Education and Learning PracticesHigher Education Learning PracticesYouth Education and Societal DynamicsGlobal Educational Policies and ReformsLabor market dynamics and wage inequalityTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesCompetency Development and EvaluationSocial Policy and Reform Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Is Journal of Vocational Education and Training a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Vocational Education and Training: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Vocational Education and Training?

Journal of Vocational Education and Training 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 1.70.

Is Journal of Vocational Education and Training indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Vocational Education and Training is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Vocational Education and Training?