About the Journal
Coming in 2027. The Journal of Workforce Education and Talent Development is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal advancing scholarship at the intersection of workforce education, career and technical education (CTE) across secondary and postsecondary contexts, community college leadership, and human resource development. The journal provides a venue for research and analysis that strengthens education-to-workforce systems and informs institutional, organizational, and economic decision-making.
The journal emphasizes scholarship that examines the systems, processes, and workflows through which workforce education and talent development initiatives are designed, governed, implemented, and evaluated. Areas of focus include CTE program design and evaluation, workforce-aligned curricula and credentials, program and pathway development, work-based learning and apprenticeship models, faculty and leadership development, labor market analysis, employer engagement, and cross-sector partnerships that support workforce alignment and economic development.
The Journal of Workforce Education and Talent Development maintains a developmental orientation that is welcoming to graduate students and early-career scholars, while remaining fully appropriate for senior researchers and experienced practitioners. The journal publishes empirical research, integrative and synthesis reviews, conceptual and theoretical work, methodological studies, and practice-based analyses that contribute to understanding how workforce education and talent development function across educational, organizational, and labor market systems.
Through constructive peer review and active editorial leadership, the journal seeks to advance research, policy, and practice in workforce education and talent development while supporting scholarly growth across the full academic and professional career continuum. The journal is published by Workforce Development Press and administered and editorially led by the Center for Workforce Development Research and Practice at Old Dominion University. This structure ensures professional publishing stewardship alongside active academic leadership, editorial oversight, and alignment with applied research and workforce practice.
