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Journal of Career Development Template

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About the Journal of Career Development format

Journal of Career Development is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Career Development and Diversity, Higher Education and Employability, Higher Education Research Studies.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Career Development, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inCareer Development and Diversity Higher Education and Employability Higher Education Research Studies Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Education Systems and Policy
ISSN0894-8453
Citation impact (2-yr)2.48
h-index85
i10-index917
Total citations40,849
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Missouri
Journal websitejcd.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Journal of Career Development per year

20
2014
48
2015
64
2016
49
2017
46
2018
70
2019
57
2020
58
2021
59
2022
21
2023
37
2024
46
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Career Development by publication year

936
2014
1.9K
2015
2.1K
2016
1.6K
2017
977
2018
1.6K
2019
1.4K
2020
1.5K
2021
748
2022
147
2023
182
2024
55
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Career Development

A Cross-Cultural Approach to Understanding Entrepreneurial Intention

Juan A. Moriano, Marjan J. Gorgievski, Mariola Łaguna et al. · 6 Jan 2011

The current research aims to shed light on the role of culture in the formation of career intentions. It draws on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB; Ajzen), which has been widely employed to predict intentions, including entrepreneurial career intentions, but past research has almost exclusively been conducted in “Western” countries. The current research specifically…

Journal of Career Development

Adipat Chaichanasakul, Yuhong He, Hsui-Hui Chen et al. · 22 Dec 2010

The purpose of this study was to perform a comprehensive analysis of 830 articles published in the Journal of Career Development ( JCD) between 1972 and 2007 and provide a chronicle of the publication trends since the journal’s establishment. The analysis focused on six main areas (e.g., authors and institutions, type of article, major constructs/variables,…

The Journey of the Counselor and Therapist: Research Findings and Perspectives on Professional Development

Michael Helge Rønnestad, Thomas M. Skovholt · 1 Sep 2003

This article summarizes a reformulation of the main findings and perspectives from a cross-sectional and longitudinal qualitative study of the development of 100 counselors and therapists. The results are presented as a phase model and as a formulation of 14 themes of counselor/therapist development. The following six phases are described: The phases of the lay…

Competencies for the Contemporary Career

Jos Akkermans, Veerle Brenninkmeijer, Marthe Huibers et al. · 31 Dec 2012

A new and promising area of research has recently emerged in the field of career development: career competencies. The present article provides a framework of career competencies that integrates several perspectives from the literature. The framework distinguishes between reflective, communicative, and behavioral career competencies. Six career competencies are discerned: reflection on motivation, reflection on qualities,…

Journal of Career Development template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Career Development format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Career Development template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Journal of Career Development use?
Journal of Career Development uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Career Development, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Journal of Career Development document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes Journal of Career Development?
Journal of Career Development is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Journal of Career Development template matches SAGE's official submission format.
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