The ''Journal of Counseling & Development'' is a peer-reviewed

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published quarterly by

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on behalf of the

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. The journal was established in 1921 as the ''National Vocational Guidance Bulletin''. In 1924 the titled changed to ''Vocational Guidance Magazine'' and, again, to ''Occupations: The Vocational Guidance Journal''. In 1952 the titled became ''The Personnel and Guidance Journal'' and in 1984 the journal adapted the current name, ''Journal of Counseling & Development''. The current

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is Matthew E. Lemberger-Truelove (

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). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2017

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of 1.356, ranking it 57th out of 82 journals in the category "Psychology, Applied".

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