Action Learning: Research and Practice

Aims & Scope

Action Learning : Research & Practice will publish articles which advance knowledge and assist the development of practice through the processes of action learning.

Articles should aim to create theory, grounded in empirical observation of data and experience, that widens understanding of action learning and research in professional and organisational settings.

Papers should encourage practitioners to gain new insights into their work and help them improve their effectiveness and contribution to their clients and the wider community.

Action learning is grounded in the approach pioneered by Reg Revans which holds that there can be no learning without action and no knowing without the effort to practise and implement what is claimed as knowledge.

Because action learning promotes the creative integration of thinking & doing, theory & practice, academic & practitioner, contributors are asked to strive to hold these often diverse perspectives together.

An important question in assessing papers will be: “Is this likely to help people in the further development of their practice in working with people, organisations and communities?” Articles which cross the conventional boundaries of professions, organisations and communities are particularly welcome.

The editors will also welcome responses from readers to all these contributions, and publish alternative views in the spirit of debate and discussion.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18543

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	110

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.251

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• What has action learning learned to become?

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Mike, John, Cheryl

• Reflections on working with critical action learning

  Citation: 124

  Authors: Clare, Kiran

• ‘Learning-in-action’ and ‘learning inaction’: advancing the theory and practice of critical action learning

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Russ

• Action learning and organizational learning: power, politics and emotion in organizations

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Russ

• The power of learning in action learning: a conceptual analysis of how the five schools of adult learning theories are incorporated within the practice of action learning

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Michael, Deborah

• Reflective practice: origins and interpretations

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Michael

• Systems thinking, lean production and action learning

  Citation: 75

  Authors: John, Simon

• Notes toward a philosophy of action learning research

  Citation: 60

  Authors: David, Paul

• An action learning method for increased innovation capability in organisations

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Annika, Carl, Per, Margareta Norell

• Inspecting cases against Revans' ‘gold standard’ of action learning

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Verna J.

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