British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

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. Its readership is likewise interdisciplinary and international. 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 book reviews and 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.

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Category	Year	Quartile
Applied Psychology	1999	Q2
Applied Psychology	2000	Q3
Applied Psychology	2001	Q3
Applied Psychology	2002	Q3
Applied Psychology	2003	Q3
Applied Psychology	2004	Q3
Applied Psychology	2005	Q3
Applied Psychology	2006	Q3
Applied Psychology	2007	Q3
Applied Psychology	2008	Q3
Applied Psychology	2009	Q3
Applied Psychology	2010	Q3
Applied Psychology	2011	Q2
Applied Psychology	2012	Q3
Applied Psychology	2013	Q3
Applied Psychology	2014	Q3
Applied Psychology	2015	Q3
Applied Psychology	2016	Q3
Applied Psychology	2017	Q3
Applied Psychology	2018	Q3
Applied Psychology	2019	Q3
Applied Psychology	2020	Q4
Applied Psychology	2021	Q3
Applied Psychology	2022	Q3
Applied Psychology	2023	Q3
Education	2022	Q3
Education	2023	Q3

SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

Year	SJR
1999	0.542
2000	0.431
2001	0.351
2002	0.440
2003	0.370
2004	0.290
2005	0.307
2006	0.295
2007	0.411
2008	0.369
2009	0.433
2010	0.334
2011	0.550
2012	0.380
2013	0.340
2014	0.370
2015	0.366
2016	0.412
2017	0.348
2018	0.264
2019	0.287
2020	0.234
2021	0.286
2022	0.365
2023	0.375

Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

Year	Documents
1999	40
2000	34
2001	28
2002	29
2003	28
2004	36
2005	33
2006	33
2007	26
2008	27
2009	35
2010	28
2011	30
2012	37
2013	42
2014	42
2015	41
2016	50
2017	53
2018	59
2019	61
2020	74
2021	74
2022	76
2023	113

Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per document	Year	Value
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	1999	0.528
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2000	0.743
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2001	0.682
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2002	0.739
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2003	0.824
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2004	0.639
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2005	0.669
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2006	0.825
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2007	1.062
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2008	1.156
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2009	1.202
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2010	1.198
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2011	1.328
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2012	1.183
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2013	1.262
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2014	1.066
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2015	0.947
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2016	1.000
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2017	1.051
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2018	0.968
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2019	1.010
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2020	1.040
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2021	1.198
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2022	1.619
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2023	1.681
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	1999	0.528
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2000	0.709
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2001	0.693
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2002	0.637
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2003	0.824
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2004	0.600
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2005	0.656
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2006	0.835
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2007	1.186
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2008	1.011
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2009	1.116
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2010	1.023
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2011	1.311
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2012	1.108
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2013	0.821
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2014	1.018
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2015	0.909
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2016	0.928
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2017	1.038
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2018	0.924
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2019	0.981
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2020	1.040
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2021	1.258
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2022	1.431
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2023	1.491
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	1999	0.532
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2000	0.775
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2001	0.581
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2002	0.565
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2003	0.719
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2004	0.421
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2005	0.500
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2006	0.841
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2007	0.864
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2008	0.881
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2009	0.679
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2010	0.871
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2011	1.317
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2012	0.672
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2013	0.746
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2014	0.937
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2015	0.762
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2016	0.892
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2017	1.033
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2018	0.796
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2019	1.045
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2020	0.967
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2021	1.037
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2022	1.243
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2023	1.393

Total Cites

Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

Cites	Year	Value
Self Cites	1999	14
Self Cites	2000	27
Self Cites	2001	20
Self Cites	2002	15
Self Cites	2003	11
Self Cites	2004	6
Self Cites	2005	8
Self Cites	2006	8
Self Cites	2007	7
Self Cites	2008	7
Self Cites	2009	10
Self Cites	2010	14
Self Cites	2011	7
Self Cites	2012	15
Self Cites	2013	16
Self Cites	2014	14
Self Cites	2015	14
Self Cites	2016	29
Self Cites	2017	29
Self Cites	2018	13
Self Cites	2019	20
Self Cites	2020	11
Self Cites	2021	23
Self Cites	2022	15
Self Cites	2023	26
Total Cites	1999	57
Total Cites	2000	83
Total Cites	2001	79
Total Cites	2002	65
Total Cites	2003	75
Total Cites	2004	51
Total Cites	2005	61
Total Cites	2006	81
Total Cites	2007	121
Total Cites	2008	93
Total Cites	2009	96
Total Cites	2010	90
Total Cites	2011	118
Total Cites	2012	103
Total Cites	2013	78
Total Cites	2014	111
Total Cites	2015	110
Total Cites	2016	116
Total Cites	2017	138
Total Cites	2018	133
Total Cites	2019	159
Total Cites	2020	180
Total Cites	2021	244
Total Cites	2022	299
Total Cites	2023	334

External Cites per Doc

Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

Cites	Year	Value
External Cites per document	1999	0.398
External Cites per document	2000	0.479
External Cites per document	2001	0.518
External Cites per document	2002	0.490
External Cites per document	2003	0.703
External Cites per document	2004	0.529
External Cites per document	2005	0.570
External Cites per document	2006	0.753
External Cites per document	2007	1.118
External Cites per document	2008	0.935
External Cites per document	2009	1.000
External Cites per document	2010	0.864
External Cites per document	2011	1.233
External Cites per document	2012	0.946
External Cites per document	2013	0.653
External Cites per document	2014	0.890
External Cites per document	2015	0.793
External Cites per document	2016	0.696
External Cites per document	2017	0.820
External Cites per document	2018	0.833
External Cites per document	2019	0.858
External Cites per document	2020	0.977
External Cites per document	2021	1.139
External Cites per document	2022	1.359
External Cites per document	2023	1.375
Cites per document	1999	0.528
Cites per document	2000	0.709
Cites per document	2001	0.693
Cites per document	2002	0.637
Cites per document	2003	0.824
Cites per document	2004	0.600
Cites per document	2005	0.656
Cites per document	2006	0.835
Cites per document	2007	1.186
Cites per document	2008	1.011
Cites per document	2009	1.116
Cites per document	2010	1.023
Cites per document	2011	1.311
Cites per document	2012	1.108
Cites per document	2013	0.821
Cites per document	2014	1.018
Cites per document	2015	0.909
Cites per document	2016	0.928
Cites per document	2017	1.038
Cites per document	2018	0.924
Cites per document	2019	0.981
Cites per document	2020	1.040
Cites per document	2021	1.258
Cites per document	2022	1.431
Cites per document	2023	1.491

% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

Year	International Collaboration
1999	2.50
2000	0.00
2001	0.00
2002	3.45
2003	7.14
2004	5.56
2005	6.06
2006	3.03
2007	0.00
2008	0.00
2009	8.57
2010	14.29
2011	3.33
2012	10.81
2013	11.90
2014	14.29
2015	26.83
2016	6.00
2017	15.09
2018	15.25
2019	16.39
2020	18.92
2021	17.57
2022	26.32
2023	23.01

Citable documents

Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

Documents	Year	Value
Non-citable documents	1999	0
Non-citable documents	2000	0
Non-citable documents	2001	0
Non-citable documents	2002	0
Non-citable documents	2003	0
Non-citable documents	2004	1
Non-citable documents	2005	1
Non-citable documents	2006	1
Non-citable documents	2007	1
Non-citable documents	2008	1
Non-citable documents	2009	1
Non-citable documents	2010	0
Non-citable documents	2011	0
Non-citable documents	2012	1
Non-citable documents	2013	4
Non-citable documents	2014	6
Non-citable documents	2015	7
Non-citable documents	2016	7
Non-citable documents	2017	7
Non-citable documents	2018	6
Non-citable documents	2019	4
Non-citable documents	2020	7
Non-citable documents	2021	7
Non-citable documents	2022	10
Non-citable documents	2023	9
Citable documents	1999	108
Citable documents	2000	117
Citable documents	2001	114
Citable documents	2002	102
Citable documents	2003	91
Citable documents	2004	84
Citable documents	2005	92
Citable documents	2006	96
Citable documents	2007	101
Citable documents	2008	91
Citable documents	2009	85
Citable documents	2010	88
Citable documents	2011	90
Citable documents	2012	92
Citable documents	2013	91
Citable documents	2014	103
Citable documents	2015	114
Citable documents	2016	118
Citable documents	2017	126
Citable documents	2018	138
Citable documents	2019	158
Citable documents	2020	166
Citable documents	2021	187
Citable documents	2022	199
Citable documents	2023	215

Cited documents

Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

Documents	Year	Value
Uncited documents	1999	69
Uncited documents	2000	71
Uncited documents	2001	60
Uncited documents	2002	63
Uncited documents	2003	47
Uncited documents	2004	55
Uncited documents	2005	54
Uncited documents	2006	52
Uncited documents	2007	43
Uncited documents	2008	39
Uncited documents	2009	44
Uncited documents	2010	42
Uncited documents	2011	39
Uncited documents	2012	47
Uncited documents	2013	52
Uncited documents	2014	50
Uncited documents	2015	67
Uncited documents	2016	65
Uncited documents	2017	73
Uncited documents	2018	68
Uncited documents	2019	78
Uncited documents	2020	79
Uncited documents	2021	88
Uncited documents	2022	96
Uncited documents	2023	92
Cited documents	1999	39
Cited documents	2000	46
Cited documents	2001	54
Cited documents	2002	39
Cited documents	2003	44
Cited documents	2004	30
Cited documents	2005	39
Cited documents	2006	45
Cited documents	2007	59
Cited documents	2008	53
Cited documents	2009	42
Cited documents	2010	46
Cited documents	2011	51
Cited documents	2012	46
Cited documents	2013	43
Cited documents	2014	59
Cited documents	2015	54
Cited documents	2016	60
Cited documents	2017	60
Cited documents	2018	76
Cited documents	2019	84
Cited documents	2020	94
Cited documents	2021	106
Cited documents	2022	113
Cited documents	2023	132