Journal of Vocational Behavior

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Vocational Behavior publishes original empirical and theoretical articles that contribute novel insights to the fields of career choice, career development, and work adjustment across the lifespan and which are also valuable for applications in counseling and career development programs in colleges and universities, business and industry, government, and the military.

The Journal primarily focuses on investigations of individual decision-making about work and careers rather than studies of employer or organizational-level variables.

Example topics include initial career choices (e.g., choice of major, initial choice of work or organization, organizational attraction), the development of a career, work transitions, work-family management, work adjustment and attitudes within the workplace (such as work commitment, multiple role management, turnover).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.2
2024	5.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.793

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	197

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	815

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1873

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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, Psychology 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 measurement of organizational commitment

  Citation: 4737

  Authors: Richard T, Richard M, Lyman W

• Toward a Unifying Social Cognitive Theory of Career and Academic Interest, Choice, and Performance

  Citation: 4579

  Authors: Robert W., Steven D., Gail

• Affective, Continuance, and Normative Commitment to the Organization: A Meta-analysis of Antecedents, Correlates, and Consequences

  Citation: 3944

  Authors: John P., David J., Lynne, Laryssa

• Unemployment impairs mental health: Meta-analyses

  Citation: 1919

  Authors: Karsten I., Klaus

• A life-span, life-space approach to career development

  Citation: 1613

  Authors: Donald E

• Construction and Initial Validation of a Multidimensional Measure of Work–Family Conflict

  Citation: 1571

  Authors: Dawn S., K.Michele, Larry J.

• A meta-analytic review of work–family conflict and its antecedents

  Citation: 1545

  Authors: Kristin

• Emotional Labor and Burnout: Comparing Two Perspectives of “People Work”

  Citation: 1528

  Authors: Céleste M., Alicia A.

• Career Adapt-Abilities Scale: Construction, reliability, and measurement equivalence across 13 countries

  Citation: 1517

  Authors: Mark L., Erik J.

• Affective, Continuance, and Normative Commitment to the Organization: An Examination of Construct Validity

  Citation: 1414

  Authors: Natalie J., John P.

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