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Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training

Springer Science + Business Media · United States · Est. 2009

ISSN1877-6337eISSN1877-6345
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total50
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
0.753
H-Index
32
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.505
Total Works
250
Total Citations
3,930
2yr Mean Citedness
2.23
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Aims & Scope

The main focus of this journal is to provide a platform for original empirical investigations in the field of professional, vocational and technical education, comparing the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of different vocational education systems at the school, company and systemic level. The journal fills a gap in the existing literature focusing on empirically-oriented academic research and stimulating the interest in strengthening the vocational part of the educational system, both at the basic and higher education level. Contributions published in this journal cast new light on a broad range of topics related to teaching and learning in vocational education, such as: pedagogy practices apprenticeship competence development validation of test instruments and assessment professional challenges with certain labour-market conditions classroom experience Offering evidence and reports from basic education and training to continuous or adult learning, Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training will appeal not only to academics and researchers in the field of vocational education, but also to policy-makers, policy planners and administrators, school leaders and trainers. The journal encourages the submission of high-quality contributions aimed at: sharing comprehensive accounts on vocational education improving the quality and appeal of vocational/professional pathways keeping up with current changes on the labour market Topics addressed through contributions within the journal might include, but will not be restricted to: international comparisons of vocational education systems the relationship between context and learning in vocational settings measurement of competencies in vocational education and training the relationship between the labour market and vocational education educational pathways and returns to vocational education and training evaluations of reforms in vocational education and training efficient workplace learning settings and outc

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
13
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2009
FrequencyBiannual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications250
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
OA Since2012
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~13 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science + Business Media
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1877-6337 / 1877-6345
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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.

EducationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEducation Systems and PolicyYouth Education and Societal DynamicsHigher Education and EmployabilityInnovative Education and Learning PracticesRetirement, Disability, and EmploymentVocational Education and TrainingHigher Education Learning PracticesMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsCompetency Development and Evaluation
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref