ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1996–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
6.1
SJR · SCImago
0.915
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
49
Best quartile
Q1 · 86th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 234 / 1698 | 86th | Q1 |
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Journal of Vocational Education and Training
Journal of Vocational Education and Training is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 6.1), ABDC B, ABS / AJG 1, WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Taylor & Francis Online.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 1363-6820Verify ISSN ↗1747-5090Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Online
Scopus · Q1ABDC BABS / AJG 1WoS · ESCIONOS
6.1
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
B
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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
1996
Field of research
Human resources and industrial relations (3505)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Taylor & Francis Online
B = next 35–40% — good to excellent metrics and reputation.
View this source on ABDC ABS / AJGChartered Association of Business Schools 2024
Grade
Unchanged since 2021 vs ABS / AJG 2021
Field
Management Development and Education
1 = journals publishing recognised research of a more modest 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 Vocational Education and Training indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1996–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 6.1.
What quartile is Journal of Vocational Education and Training in Scopus?
Journal of Vocational Education and Training is Q1 in Education (rank 234 of 1698), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Vocational Education and Training?
Journal of Vocational Education and Training is indexed in the Emerging Sources 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 6.1, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 86th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.915, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 49.
Who publishes Journal of Vocational Education and Training and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Vocational Education and Training is published by Taylor & Francis Online. Its print ISSN is 1363-6820 and its online ISSN is 1747-5090.
Is Journal of Vocational Education and Training 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 Vocational Education and Training in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Vocational Education and Training?
It is rated B in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Human resources and industrial relations.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Journal of Vocational Education and Training?
It is graded 1 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Management Development and Education field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Journal of Vocational Education and Training open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Vocational Education and Training? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Vocational Education and Training has an h-index of 64 and a 2-year mean of 2.2 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #417 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
64
h-index
2.2
2-yr mean citations
653
i10-index
1,372
works indexed
24,779
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#417 of 1,610 Top 26% Education
Journal of Vocational Education and Training published 64 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 94. 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 Vocational Education and Training? — latest 98 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (14.6%), Germany (11.2%) and Australia (6.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Vocational Education and Training? — 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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