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Career Development Quarterly

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1986

ISSN2161-0045

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.707

H-Index

102

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SNIP

1.2

Total Works

1,631

Total Citations

45,479

2yr Mean Citedness

1.35

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on career development, exploring factors that influence career choices, adaptation, and outcomes. It examines theoretical frameworks such as the Psychology of Working Theory and Social Cognitive Model of Career Self-Management. Research investigates the impact of career barriers, support systems, self-efficacy, and learning experiences on vocational certainty, identity, and engagement. The journal also addresses career challenges related to systemic issues like racism, marginalization, and economic constraints, and explores interventions and strategies to promote positive career futures.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,631

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2161-0045

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Applied PsychologyQ2

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ2

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Applied

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyPsychology (miscellaneous)Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Career Development and DiversityHigher Education and EmployabilityMentoring and Academic DevelopmentHigher Education Research StudiesCounseling Practices and SupervisionDiverse Educational Innovations StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationGrit, Self-Efficacy, and MotivationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducation, Achievement, and Giftedness