Further reading: journals

This journal contains articles that analyse and assess current theory and best practices in career development. It is published four times a year, and available through a free subscription.

Contact Point website - read the latest issue of the Canadian Journal of Career Development

The AJCD features articles about current theory, practice and policy in the career and work education field.  It is published three times a year, and a free sample copy is available online.

Australian Council for Educational Research website - read more about the Australian Journal of Career Development 

The CDQ is the official journal of the National Career Development Association. It contains articles on career counselling, individual and organisational career development, work and leisure, career education, career coaching, and career management.

National Career Development Association website - read more about the Career Development Quarterly

The professional journal of the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) is a refereed journal publishing articles in relation to work and leisure, career development, career counselling and guidance and career education, which have either an international content or contribute to topics of broad international interest.

IAEVG website - read more about the International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance

The JCA covers the various techniques, tests, inventories, rating scales, interview schedules, surveys, and direct observational methods used in scientifically based practice and research to provide an improved understanding of career decision making. In addition to testing, the journal focuses on all means developed and used to assess and evaluate individuals and environments in the field of career counseling and development.

Sage Publications website - read more about the Journal of Career Assessment

The JCD provides professionals in counselling, psychology, education, student personnel, human resources, and business management with the most up-to-date concepts, ideas, and methodology in career development theory, research, and practice.

Sage Publications website - read more about the Journal of Career Development

Each issue of the CPADJ focuses on a single topic of interest and importance to career development practitioners. Some examples of topics covered in the past are: managing your private practice, the work and leisure connection, and career development in the Pacific Rim. 

Career Planning and Adult Development Network website - read more about the Career Planning and Adult Development Journal

The NZCER provides a sortable list of all its research publications.  Many are free to download, and there is a fee for others.  

New Zealand Council for Educational Research website - browse the list of publications