
Academic Journal
Q2Vocations and Learning
About Vocations and Learning
Vocations and Learning is a scholarly journal published by Springer Netherlands. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.66 and H-index of 39.
Coverage: 2009-2026. Research categories: Education (Q2).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 2.2 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Stephen Billett PhD; Christian Harteis PhD (Editors-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Innovative Education and Learning Practices; Higher Education and Employability; Higher Education Learning Practices; Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior; Education Systems and Policy; Management and Organizational Studies.
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