The aim of the British Journal of Guidance & Counselling is to publish work that sets trends and provokes fresh thought and innovation in the practice and understanding of counselling, psychotherapy and career guidance. The journal seeks to communicate, enrich and advance theory, research, policy and practice in these fields.
As an international journal, the British Journal of Guidance & Counselling provides a high quality platform to authors from across the globe, and from diverse cultural backgrounds and disciplines.
Manuscripts are published under three broad headings: (a) counselling and psychotherapy, (b) career counselling and career development in particular and (c) cross-disciplinary issues relevant to counselling, psychotherapy and career services.
We welcome theoretical and empirical papers relating to the practice of counselling, psychotherapy and career services, and allied fields. Research papers may use quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods and may range in scope from large-scale surveys to individual case studies, with samples drawn from a broad variety of contexts. Of special interest are incisive reviews of literature, novel conceptualisation of relevant phenomena, critique and advancement of theory and practice, the use of unusual methods, work with under-studied populations and empirical findings that can point to new directions. Policy papers and special articles under the headings ‘Interview’ and ‘In Practice’ are also sought. In addition, the journal publishes frequent symposia focusing on areas of particular interest. Critical engagement with relevant concepts and literature is required for all submissions. Discussion of the implications and recommendations for practice of (at least one of) counselling/psychotherapy, career or other forms of guidance, advice or support work and mental health care are important to ensure relevance to this journal.
The editorial team consists of two Co-Editors, who divide responsibility for the counselling/psychotherapy, career guidance and cross-disciplinary papers according to their specialism. Two Symposium Editors oversee special editions of the journal that focus on a particular topic through an invited series of related papers, and who work in conjunction with Guest Editors appointed for their expertise for that specific edition.
All manuscripts are considered on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to the British Journal of Guidance & Counselling and that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Contributions must report original work, regardless of whether it is a research, policy, practice or conceptual article.
Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English.
Peer Review Integrity
Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the relevant editor (for regular papers by one of the Co-Editors, for symposium issues by a Symposium Editor or a Guest Editor). If found suitable for further consideration, all papers are then submitted to peer review by independent expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via the link on the journal homepage. If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed. Further information on our preprints policy and citation requirements can be found on our Preprints Author Services page. Before making a submission, please visit our author services page. Please also read the instructions for authors .
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Journal metrics
Usage
324K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.0 (2023) Impact Factor
1.3 (2023) 5 year IF
2.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.738 (2023) SNIP
0.375 (2023) SJR
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quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
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support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
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addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
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Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Associate Editors Peyman Abkhezr - Griffith University, Australia Rachana Bhangaokar - Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India Valérie Cohen-Scali - INETOP-CNAM, France David Foster - University College Dublin, Ireland Saliha Kozan - Fawzia Sultan Healthcare Network, Kuwait, & Lehigh University, USA Kobus Maree - University of Pretoria, South Africa Patrick J. Rottinghaus - University of Missouri, USA Andrea Svicher - University of Florence, Italy Jon Woodend - James Cook University, Australia
Consulting Editors Anuradha J. Bakshi - University of Mumbai, India Jenny Bimrose - University of Warwick, UK Stephen Goss - Metanoia Institute, Middlesex University, UK Deirdre Hughes - University of Warwick, UK, and DMH Assocciates, UK Gillian Proctor - University of Leeds and independent clinical psychologist, UK Clare Symons - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, UK
Editorial Board Gideon Arulmani - The Promise Foundation, India Alison Athey - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA Barbara Bassot - University of Canterbury, UK Emma Broglia - University of Sheffield, UK Elif Cimsir - Anadolu University, Turkey Bryan Dik - Colorado State University, USA Dina Guglielmi - University of Bologna, Italy Jean Guichard - National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts, France Paul J. Hartung - Northeast Ohio Medical University, USA Lucy Hearne - South East Technological University, Ireland Kimberly Howard - Boston University, USA Cathy Howieson - University of Edinburgh, UK Shigeru Iwakabe - Ochanomizu University, Japan Charles Jackson - National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling, UK Hülya Kosar-Altinyelken - University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Phey Ling Kit - National Institute of Education, Singapore Yasuhiro Kotera - Nottingham Univesity, UK Stella Laletas - Monash University, Australia Reinekke Lengelle - Athabasca University, Canada Faisal Mahmood - Newman University, UK Marco Giovanni Mariani - University of Bologna, Italy Chioma Mbachu - Nnamdi Azikiwe University Hospital, Nigeria Phil McCash - University of Warwick, UK David McCormack - Maynooth University, Ireland Peter McIlveen - University of Southern Queensland, Australia Mary McMahon - The University of Queensland, Australia Laura Nota - University of Padova, Italy Debra Osborn - Florida State University, USA Wendy Patton - Queensland University of Technology, Australia Julie Prescott - University of Law, UK Maria Luisa Rodriguez-Moreno -University of Barcelona, Spain James P. Sampson Jr - Florida State University, USA Mark Savickas - Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Kent State University, USA Scott Solberg - Boston University, USA Michael Stebleton, University of Minnesota, USA Moshe Tatar - The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel Rie Thomsen - Aarhus University, Denmark Mark B. Watson - Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Jean Wright - University of Malta, Malta Mantak Yuen - The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Richard Young - University of British Columbia, Canada
Founding Editor A.G. Watts
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