Progressive Trends and Impact of the Journal of Career Development

Abstract

As one of the four premier journals in vocational psychology, the Journal of Career Development (JCD) has published over 830 articles over the past three decades. This study examined the performance of JCD through a citation analysis and provided

Social Cognitive Predictors of Academic Interests and Goals in South Korean Engineering Students

“…Although substantial research conducted in Western contexts has investigated social cognitive variables relating to students’ persistence in an engineering major, relatively few empirical studies with East Asian samples have been published in major journals in the field of vocational psychology. Recently, researchers have highlighted the need to include more diverse populations, including international populations, in studies in journals of vocational psychology (e.g., Chaichanasakul et al, 2011a, 2011b; Flores & Heppner, 2002). This position has been posited due to the major criticism that existing career research was conducted based on European American cultural values and thus failed to adequately address the intricacies of diverse populations (Chaichanasakul et al, 2011a, 2011b; Flores & Heppner, 2002).…”

“…Recently, researchers have highlighted the need to include more diverse populations, including international populations, in studies in journals of vocational psychology (e.g., Chaichanasakul et al, 2011a, 2011b; Flores & Heppner, 2002). This position has been posited due to the major criticism that existing career research was conducted based on European American cultural values and thus failed to adequately address the intricacies of diverse populations (Chaichanasakul et al, 2011a, 2011b; Flores & Heppner, 2002). In particular, Leong, Hardin, and Gupta (2010) noted that people in collectivist cultures approach career issues from an interdependent perspective, which means that career success for these individuals will be closely tied to getting along with others and being able to fit into the larger community.…”

Journal of Career Development: Recommendations for Future Journal Practices for Integrating Career Theory, Research, and Practice

“…(The five-year impact factor is one metric used to assess journal quality and is the average number of times all articles published in JCD between 2010-2014 were cited in other publications in 2015.) JCDs articles are most often cited in other career journals, such as CDQ, JVB and Journal of Career Assessment (Chiachanasakul et al, 2011b).…”

Citation analysis and discoverability: a critical challenge for disability studies

“…Studies have been made of rehabilitation or medical journals that publish articles on disabilityrelated issues and treatments (Dixon, Small, and Rosales 2007), the work of key doctoral programs in special education (Sindelar and Schloss 1987), health promotion to persons with physical mobility impairments (Francis and Adams 2010), learning disabilities literature (Summers 1986), and looking at the importance of individual journals in the special education arena (Pool et al 2008;Chaichanasakul, He, and Chen 2011). Legal summaries on legislation and court decisions in law reviews have also been done, but these are not intended to cover the developing field itself.…”