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Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling

National Institute for Career Education and Counselling (NICEC) · United Kingdom · Est. 2016

ISSN2046-1348eISSN2059-4879
✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
58
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ DOAJ-listed52
✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total58
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →
H-Indexi
14
Total Worksi
473
Total Citationsi
988
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.59
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The NICEC Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing research and practice-informed scholarship in career development, career education, and career counselling. The Journal welcomes contributions from academics, researchers and research informed practitioners from across the world aims to advance global dialogue across research, policy, and practice. Contributions can focus on all aspects of career development, including: - Career guidance and career education - Careers work in schools, colleges, universities, training providers, in the workplace, in organisational and in community settings. - Career theory, policy, research, and practice - Support for diverse needs and service user groups, and associated equality issues The journal is multi-disciplinary and welcomes a variety of perspectives. Some issues will be themed around an area of current interest.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2016
Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications473
OA Since2021
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen peer review
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
National Institute for Career Education and Counselling (NICEC)
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2046-1348 / 2059-4879
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Open peer review
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
Yes
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
✅
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
Citations received
19
26
2019
20
62
2020
20
68
2021
283
543
2022
20
16
2023
19
28
2024
27
0
2025
20
0
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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Higher Education and EmployabilityEducation Systems and PolicyCareer Development and DiversityYouth Education and Societal DynamicsHuman Resource and Talent ManagementRetirement, Disability, and EmploymentHigher Education Learning PracticesEmployment and Welfare StudiesEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesInnovative Education and Learning Practices

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling

Is Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 58/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling?

Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.59.

Is Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling?

The NICEC Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing research and practice-informed scholarship in career development, career education, and career counselling. The Journal welcomes contributions from academics, researchers and research informed practitioners from across the world aims to advance global dialogue across research, policy, and practice. Contributions can focus on all aspects of career development, including: - Career guidance and career education - Careers work in schools, colleges, universities, training providers, in the workplace, in organisatio

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