ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1993–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
7
SJR · SCImago
1.413
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
87
Best quartile
Q1 · 90th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 167 / 1698 | 90th | Q1 |
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Journal of Career Assessment
Journal of Career Assessment is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 7), ABDC A, ABS / AJG 2, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Sage Publications.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 1069-0727Verify ISSN ↗1552-4590Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Sage Publications
Scopus · Q1ABDC AABS / AJG 2WoS · SSCIONOS
7
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
A
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,650 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1993
Field of research
Human resources and industrial relations (3505)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Sage Publications
A = next 15–25% — among the highest citation metrics in its field.
View this source on ABDC ABS / AJGChartered Association of Business Schools 2024
Grade
Unchanged since 2021 vs ABS / AJG 2021
Field
Psychology (Work and Organisational Psychology and Organisational Behaviour)
2 = journals publishing original research of an acceptable standard.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
View this source on ABS ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
Access depends on your institution’s ONOS participation; the subscribed title list is subject to revision.
Learn about ONOS Not listed in: DOAJ, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Career Assessment indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1993–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 7.
What quartile is Journal of Career Assessment in Scopus?
Journal of Career Assessment is Q1 in Education (rank 167 of 1698), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Career Assessment?
Journal of Career Assessment is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 7, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 90th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.413, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 87.
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Career Assessment?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,650 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Journal of Career Assessment and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Career Assessment is published by Sage Publications. Its print ISSN is 1069-0727 and its online ISSN is 1552-4590.
Is Journal of Career Assessment covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Journal of Career Assessment in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Career Assessment?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Human resources and industrial relations.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Journal of Career Assessment?
It is graded 2 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Psychology (Work and Organisational Psychology and Organisational Behaviour) field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Journal of Career Assessment open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Career Assessment? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Career Assessment has an h-index of 112 and a 2-year mean of 2.27 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 7, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #399 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
112
h-index
2.27
2-yr mean citations
910
i10-index
1,248
works indexed
56,359
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,650
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#399 of 1,610 Top 25% Education
Journal of Career Assessment published 42 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 51. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of Career Assessment? — latest 100 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United States (43.9%), China (10.7%) and Türkiye (7.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Career Assessment? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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