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African Journal of Career Development

AOSIS · South Africa · Est. 2019

ISSN2709-7420eISSN2617-7471

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

322

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The African Journal of Career Development (AJCD) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that provides a forum for the dissemination of cutting-edge research relating to career development predominantly in Africa (but also to career development elsewhere in the world). The core aim of the AJCD is to promote sustainable decent work for all. Here, decent work is regarded as a basic human right for all those who are willing and able to work.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications98

Publisher OrgAOSIS

OA Since2018

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AOSIS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2709-7420 / 2617-7471

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

103

2020

106

2021

2022

2023

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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Career Development and DiversityHigher Education and EmployabilityLGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyGender Diversity and InequalityYouth Education and Societal DynamicsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducation Systems and PolicyResilience and Mental HealthJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Career Development

Is African Journal of Career Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for African Journal of Career Development: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of African Journal of Career Development?

African Journal of Career Development 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 1.20.

Is African Journal of Career Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

African Journal of Career Development is indexed in DOAJ.