Vocations and Learning

Aims & Scope

Vocations and Learning: Studies in Vocational and Professional Education is an international peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for strongly conceptual and carefully prepared manuscripts that inform the broad field of vocational learning.

The scope of the journal and its focus on vocational learning is inclusive of vocational and professional learning albeit through the very diverse range of settings (e.g. vocational colleges, schools, universities, workplaces, domestic environments, voluntary bodies etc) in which it occurs.

It stands to be the only truly international journal that focuses on vocational learning, as encompassing the activities that comprise vocational education and professional education in their diverse forms internationally.

Vocations and Learning aims to: enhance the contribution of research and scholarship to vocational and professional education policy; support the development of conceptualisation(s) of vocational and professional learning and education; improve the quality of practice within vocational and professional learning and education; and enhance and support the standing of these fields as a sectors with its own significant purposes, pedagogies and curriculums.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,990.00 GBP. Learn more.

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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.

• Toward a 3-P Model of Workplace Learning: a Literature Review

  Citation: 310

  Authors: Päivi

• Understanding Learning Culturally: Overcoming the Dualism Between Social and Individual Views of Learning

  Citation: 252

  Authors: Phil, Gert, David

• Employee Retention: Organisational and Personal Perspectives

  Citation: 165

  Authors: Eva, Filip, Maya, Bastiaan

• Crossing Boundaries Between School and Work During Apprenticeships

  Citation: 124

  Authors: Sanne F., Arthur

• Negative Knowledge: Understanding Professional Learning and Expertise

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Martin, Johannes, Hans, Helmut

• Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Intention: The Mediation Effect of Self-Regulation

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Zaidatol Akmaliah Lope, Afsaneh

• Students’ Learning Processes during School-Based Learning and Workplace Learning in Vocational Education: A Review

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Harmen, Liesbeth, Elly

• Expansive Learning in a Library: Actions, Cycles and Deviations from Instructional Intentions

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Yrjö, Juhana, Hannele

• Self-Directed Learning as a Practice of Workplace Learning: Interpretative Repertoires of Self-Directed Learning in ICT Work

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Soila, Kaija

• Competence-Based Vocational Education and Training (VET): the Cases of England and France in a European Perspective

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Michaela, Linda, Philippe, Christopher