Aims and scope

The Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling (NICEC Journal — Print: ISSN 2046-1348 Online: ISSN 2059-4879) is published twice a year in partnership with the Career Development Institute (CDI). The Journal publishes articles on the broad theme of career development in all contexts including:

  • Career development in the workplace
  • Career development in education
  • Career development in the community

The NICEC Journal has a UK and international readership. It is designed to be read by individuals who are involved in career development-related work in a wide range of settings. 

Current issue

Spring 2025: Open call issue

The full issue can be downloaded as PDF below and individual articles can be downloaded from the NICEC Journal open access site along with all back issues.

NICEC Journal Issue 54 (Spring 2025)

NICEC Journal is OPEN ACCESS

Access the NICEC Journal

This is an open access publication, freely accessible to all via the internet. 

The Journal is now hosted by the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform. Current issues and the full back catalogue are available and searchable. This includes issues in the period 2000-2010 (Issues 1-25), when this publication went under its previous name of Career Research and Development: The NICEC Journal. 

We hope that open access will bring the work of NICEC to a wider audience. We will continue to offer opportunities to career development practitioners, research students, and new voices in the field, to publish alongside established academics.  

From 2023 onwards the print format of the Journal has been discontinued.  

Advice for authors

The latest calls for paper can be found on the Journal website and by clicking on the ‘Make a Submission’ button you can find out more about how to submit an article.  

There are no charges for publication, and support is available to new authors. 

For advice on the suitability of topics contact:  [email protected]

Author Guidelines and Journal Policies - Feb 2025 

National Institute for Career Education and Counselling (NICEC) is registered in England and Wales under company number 06407049 at The Lodge, Willaston House, Cheerbrook Road, Willaston, Nantwich CW5 7EN. Please click 'About NICEC' page for details of how to contact us.
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