International Journal of Training and Development

Aims & Scope

Increasing international competition has led governments and corporations to focus on ways of improving national and corporate economic performance.

The effective use of human resources is seen as a prerequisite, and the training and development of employees as paramount.

The growth of training and development as an academic subject reflects its growth in practice.

The International Journal of Training and Development is an international forum for the reporting of high-quality, original, empirical research.

Multidisciplinary, international and comparative, the journal publishes research which ranges from the theoretical, conceptual and methodological to more policy-oriented types of work.

The scope of the Journal is training and development, broadly defined.

This includes: The determinants of training specifying and testing the explanatory variables which may be related to training identifying and analysing specific factors which give rise to a need for training and development as well as the processes by which those needs become defined, for example, training needs analysis the need for performance improvement the training and development implications of various performance improvement techniques, such as appraisal and assessment the analysis of competence Training and development practice the design, development and delivery of training the learning and development process itself competency-based approaches evaluation: the relationship between training and individual, corporate and macroeconomic performance Policy and strategy organisational aspects of training and development public policy issues questions of infrastructure issues relating to the training and development profession The Journal’s scope encompasses both corporate and public policy analysis.

International and comparative work is particularly welcome, as is research which embraces emerging issues and developments.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.518

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	55

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11228

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	190

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• 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.

• The transfer of training: what really matters

  Citation: 554

  Authors: Rebecca, Eduardo

• E‐learning: emerging uses, empirical results and future directions

  Citation: 388

  Authors: Elizabeth T., Connie R., Kenneth G., Marcia J.

• Formal and informal learning in the workplace: a research review

  Citation: 312

  Authors: Amelia, Serafina, Anna Fausta, Maria Luisa, Daniele

• What predicts skill transfer? An exploratory study of goal orientation, training self-efficacy and organizational supports

  Citation: 217

  Authors: Dan S., Sophia V.

• Organizational learning culture, learning transfer climate and perceived innovation in Jordanian organizations

  Citation: 213

  Authors: Reid, Samer

• The effects of training design, individual characteristics and work environment on transfer of training

  Citation: 212

  Authors: Raquel, António, John W., Brian D., Michael J.

• Learning conditions at work: a framework to understand and assess informal learning in the workplace

  Citation: 205

  Authors: Sveinung

• Trainee perceptions of factors that influence learning transfer

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Doo H., Scott D.

• Job/work environment factors influencing training transfer within a human service agency: some indicative support for Baldwin and Ford’s transfer climate construct

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Nicholas

• A meta‐analysis of the effects of cross‐cultural training on expatriate performance and adjustment

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Mark A, Chet

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