Journal profile · Multiple
Career Development International
ISSN 1362-0436 · eISSN 1758-6003 · Emerald
Career Development International: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.12; hybrid open access; 64 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Career Development International is published by Emerald and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Higher Education and Employability and Gender Diversity and Inequality, together about 40.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting17.6%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences12.3%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences10.1%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Human Resource and Talent ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.9%
- Career Development and DiversitySocial Sciences4.8%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 3.12LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 936OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 19.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,430 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 24 | 32 |
| 2025 | 64 | 21 | 174 |
| 2024 | 55 | 23 | 437 |
| 2023 | 46 | 16 | 816 |
| 2022 | 33 | 12 | 797 |
| 2021 | 44 | 13 | 1,139 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1362-0436
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-6003
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Career Development International
What CAS zone is Career Development International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Career Development International is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Applied / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Career Development International?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.12; CiteScore 7.7, h-index 117.
Which databases index Career Development International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Career Development International is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Career Development International open access, and what is the APC?
Career Development International is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .