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Vocations and Learning

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 2007

ISSN1874-7868

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.671

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.725

Total Works

381

Total Citations

10,081

2yr Mean Citedness

2.32

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on vocational education and training (VET), examining professional competence development, workplace learning, and vocational identity. It explores how learning occurs in various vocational contexts, including formal education, on-the-job training, and career transitions. The journal also investigates factors influencing learning, such as instructional quality, social support, emotional agency, and the integration of theory and practice.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications381

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2023

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~42 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1874-7868

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

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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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovative Education and Learning PracticesHigher Education and EmployabilityHigher Education Learning PracticesJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorEducation Systems and PolicyManagement and Organizational StudiesYouth Education and Societal DynamicsTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesCompetency Development and EvaluationKnowledge Management and Sharing