Journal of Vocational Education

Basic Information

English Title: Journal of Vocational Education

ISSN (Print): 3080-8049

ISSN (Online): 3080-8057

CODEN: ZDABBU(International Standard Serial Identifier, a globally unique identifier assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), USA)

Publication Model: Gold Open Access (Gold OA), licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), with permanent free full-text access

Publisher: Quest Press Limited

Languages of Publication: Chinese, English

Publication Frequency: Bimonthly

Subject Category: Vocational Education and Human Resource Development

Submission Language: Chinese (English title, abstract, keywords, author names and affiliations required)

Distribution Support: China International Book Trading Corporation (CIBTC)

Import Registration Number: G015Z109

The journal is indexed by numerous authoritative academic databases worldwide. It is committed to promoting the global dissemination of high-quality research and collaborating with scholars across the globe to build an open, collaborative and forward-looking international academic community.

I. Core Positioning and Features

Journal of Vocational Education is positioned as an academic hub and innovative practice platform for industry-education integration research, featuring three core strengths: practice orientation, industry-education integration and policy foresight. The journal emphasizes the in-depth integration of vocational education theories and industrial practices, focuses on addressing practical issues in vocational education reform, and actively builds a high-quality dialogue mechanism among academia, industry and policymakers.

II. Journal Introduction

Journal of Vocational Education is a professional academic journal focusing on the construction and innovative development of the modern vocational education system. It is dedicated to publishing high-quality research results covering vocational education policy research, teaching model innovation, industry-education integration practice and skilled talent cultivation. Serving vocational education researchers, college administrators, enterprise trainers and policymakers, the journal boosts the innovation and development of vocational education theories and practices with Chinese characteristics.

III. Scope of Submissions

The journal sincerely invites original research and practical papers in the following fields:

Vocational Education Policy and Governance: Institutional comparative research, quality evaluation system construction, policy effect analysis, governance model innovation

Curriculum and Teaching Reform: Work-process systematic curriculum development, project-based teaching practice, modular teaching innovation, digital teaching resource construction

Industry-Education Integration Model Exploration: Industrial college construction paths, modern apprenticeship implementation, school-enterprise cooperation mechanism innovation, training base operation optimization

Skill Formation and Certification: Vocational skill level standard development, 1+X certificate system practice, integration of skill competitions and talent cultivation, skill accumulation and transformation mechanism

Teacher Professional Development: "Double-qualified" teacher training system, teaching innovation team building, teacher enterprise practice mechanism, vocational college faculty management optimization

Lifelong Vocational Education: Vocational skill training model innovation, continuing education system construction, vocational ability improvement mechanism, learning achievement certification and connection

International Comparative Research: Vocational education internationalization paths, Sino-foreign cooperative education models, international qualification framework docking, typical cases and experience reference

IV. Submission Guidelines

Manuscript Requirements

Submissions must be original and unpublished research results or practical innovation cases with promotion value. Research designs shall be scientific and rigorous with authentic data; practical cases shall be replicable and referential. The journal implements a double-blind peer review system.

Submission Language

The full text of manuscripts must be written in Chinese.

Required Elements

Complete Chinese and English information shall be provided upon submission, including:

Article title (Chinese and English)

Author names and affiliations (Chinese and English); brief introduction of the first author (including research interests and contact information)

Abstracts (Chinese and English), including research background, methods, core findings and practical implications

3–5 keywords (Chinese and English)

V. Aims and Vision

The vision of the journal is to become an authoritative academic platform in the field of vocational education research with Chinese characteristics. We are committed to promoting theoretical innovation and practical reform of vocational education, facilitating the organic connection of the education chain, talent chain with the industrial chain and innovation chain, and providing solid academic support for building a modern vocational education system and cultivating high-quality technical and skilled talents.

VI. Open Access Policy

The journal adopts the Gold Open Access publication model, and all accepted articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Articles are permanently and freely available immediately upon publication, allowing users to use the content for non-commercial purposes in accordance with the license terms, with standardized citation of the authors and source required for use.For detailed terms of the license, please visit: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/