Careers for Business Students

Journals

Below you will find a list of journals on topics that cover various aspects related to career development and management.

For more titles on training and development, please see the Learning & development journals section on our Human Resources guide.

Career journals

Careers - general
Career development

Advancing Women in Leadership Peer reviewed
Career & Technical Education Research Peer reviewed Publishes articles dealing with research and research-related topics in vocational education.
Career Outlook Not peer reviewed For students, career counselors, jobseekers, researchers, and others, this magazine provides helpful information about choosing an occupation, changing careers, understanding education and training options, and more.
Careers & Colleges Not peer reviewed Covers college and career preparation for teens, including higher education, career awareness, financial aid, getting a job, and personal development.
Journal of Career and Technical Education Peer reviewedd The scope of the journal includes research reports conducted in the context of academic and career/technical education integration, agricultural education, business education, technology education, family and consumer sciences, and other related disciplines.
Journal of Career Assessment Peer reviewed Innovative topics include: Career assessment strategies Developments in instrumentation Validation of theoretical constructs Relations between existing instruments Career assessment procedures Relations between assessment and career counseling/development Review articles Studies on career and work related variables Mixed methods approaches Intervention studies
Journal of Employee Assistance Not peer reviewedd A magazine of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association for employee assistance professionals. It is a professional development focused publication.
Journal of Employment Counseling Peer reviewed Journal of Employment Counseling (JEC) illuminates theory and practice in employment counseling, reports professional experimentation and research, and examines current client vocational problems as well as the professional concerns of counselors.
Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling Not peer reviewed
Journal of Vocational Behavior Peer reviewed The Journal primarily focuses on investigations of individual decision-making about work and careers rather than studies of employer or organizational-level variables. Example topics include initial career choices (e.g., choice of major, initial choice of work or organization, organizational attraction), the development of a career, work transitions, work-family management, work adjustment and attitudes within the workplace (such as work commitment, multiple role management, turnover).
Occupational Outlook Quarterly Not peer reviewed Articles deal with all aspects of employment and the interests of specific occupations. Published by the US Dept. of Labor.
Science Career Magazine Not peer reviewed
Success Not peer reviewed Provides business news, how-to articles, and profiles of inspiring business leaders. Covers marketing, legal issues, finance, and cyber success. Highlights creative approaches to business and marketing. Includes helpful business resource listings at the end of articles.
Training & Development Not peer reviewed
Work and Occupations Peer reviewed Journal covering sociology as related to work, occupations, employment and labor relations.

Career Development International Peer reviewed Coverage Individual careers - psychological and developmental perspectives Career interventions (systems and tools, mentoring, etc) Government policy and practices HR planning and recruitment International themes and issues (MNCs, expatriation, etc) Organizational strategies and systems Performance management Work and occupational contexts
Career Development Quarterly Peer reviewed Fostering career development through the design and use of career interventions, The Career Development Quarterly contains articles on career counseling and development, work, leisure, career education, and coaching and management.
Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals Peer reviewed Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals (CDTEI) specializes in the fields of secondary education, transition, and career development of persons with documented disabilities and/or special needs.
Career Planning and Adult Development Journal Peer reviewed Articles on career development topics for career counselors, career coaches, and other career practitioners.
Journal of Career Development Peer reviewed Provides professionals in counseling, psychology, education, student personnel, human resources, & business management with the most up-to-date concepts, ideas, & methodology in career development theory, research, & practice.