The aim of this journal is to create an evidence base to support and inform practitioners, researchers and other stakeholders in the field of coaching in the workplace. This is an international, peer-reviewed journal with explicit focus on the theory, practice and research of workplace coaching. The journal is dedicated to the advancement of coaching research and practice with an international perspective.
We welcome well written, rigorous articles from a variety of theoretical and methodological traditions covering various aspects of coaching including:
Coaching in the workplace
Health coaching
Coaching in education
Executive/leadership/management coaching
Team/group coaching
Leader/manager as coach
Coach training
Technology/AI in coaching
Coaching supervision
Coaching skills and competencies
Coaching praxis
Challenges facing the coaching profession
This journal publishes original research, book reviews and invited papers. All articles should make an explicit link to coaching theory and practice. As such, it is relevant to academics, organisational coaches, life coaches, positive psychology practitioners and professionals working across a wide range of organisations.
Definition of Coaching: The editors define coaching as "a human development process that involves structured, focused interaction and the use of appropriate strategies, tools, and techniques to promote desirable and sustainable change for the benefit of the coachee and potentially for other stakeholders" (Bachkirova, Cox, & Clutterbuck, 2014, p. 1).
Affiliations:Coaching is affiliated with the internationally renowned organisation: the Association for Coaching. Established in 2002, the Association for Coaching, is a leading international, not-for-profit professional body dedicated to promoting excellence, ethics and mastery in coaching, worldwide.
Reviewers: This Journal gratefully acknowledges the contribution of our team of reviewers. We rely on the good will and collegiality of many academics from around the world.
Peer Review: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to double anonymized peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Coaching uses Routledge's Submission Portal to manage the submission process. The Submission Portal allows you to see your submissions across Routledge's journal portfolio in one place. To submit your manuscript please click here.
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Journal metrics
Usage
91K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.9 (2023) Impact Factor
1.2 (2023) 5 year IF
3.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.280 (2023) SNIP
0.502 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
29 days avg. from submission to first
decision
12 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
26% acceptance rate
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online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
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Acceptance rate:
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calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Co-Editors-in-Chief: Ioanna Iordanou -Oxford Brookes University, UK Nicky Terblanche -University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa
Associate Editors: Cathia Jenainati -Lebanese American University, Lebanon Andrew Armatas -Execufront, Greece Andrea Giraldez-Hayes -University of East London, UK
Senior Advisory Board: Almuth McDowell - Birkbeck, University of London, UK Jonathan Passmore - Henley Business School, UK
Book Review Editors: Mary Briggs -Oxford Brookes University, UK
Consulting Editor Stephen Palmer - City University London, UK
International Editorial Board: Tatiana Bachkirova - Oxford Brookes University, UK Robert Biswas-Diener -Portland State University, USA Claire Collins -Henley Business School, UK Barry Cripps -Cripps Performance Psychology, UK Teresa Freire -University of Minho, Portugal Kristina Gyllensten -Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden Peter Hawkins -Henley Business School, UK Christiana Iordanou- University of Kent, UK Jennifer D. Irwin- Western University, Canada Peter Jackson -Oxford Brookes University, UK Carol Kauffman -Harvard Medical School, USA Don Morrow -Western University, Canada Sraban Mukherjee -CPC, PCC, India Catherine Steele -University of Leicester, UK Reinhard Stelter -University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Abstracting and indexing
Coaching is currently abstracted and indexed in the following publications and databases:
British Education Index
Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Educational Curriculum and Methods (9th Edition)
CABI
Chartered Association of Business Schools
CINAHL
Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA)
Emerging Sources Citation Index
PsycINFO
SCOPUS
Open access
Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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Established in 2002, the Association for Coaching (AC), is a leading international, not-for-profit professional body dedicated to promoting excellence, ethics and mastery in coaching, worldwide.
Members of the AC receive online access to the journal as a member benefit and are offered a special subscription rate of £15/US$30 for print issues of the journal. Contact [email protected] to subscribe.
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Print ISSN:
1752-1882
Online ISSN:
1752-1890
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