Firstly, there is the publication of the Asia Pacific Career Development Association: the Asia Pacific Career Development Journal. This publishes career development research from around the Pacific rim. The journal is open access (here; click on the headings in each issue to view each article). The association was established in 2009, and the open access journal in 2018 (APCDA, 2025). Consider becoming a member of this organisation: the membership fee is inexpensive (roughly $50 per annum), and the benefits of membership are sound. The annual APCDA conference is VERY good (around 100 hours of PD), and - as a member, there are two monthly webinars; one free, one paid.
Secondly, we look at the Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology (here), a SAGE open access journal where most of the articles that I have wanted to read have been freely accessible. If we search the journal using "career" there are a substantial number of articles (e.g. here). Much of the research is from Asian universities, but it should be noted that both Stuart Carr and Kerr Inkson have published in this journal. This can be a useful source for the career development field.
Thirdly, we consider the Journal of Vocational Behaviour (here), an Elsevier journal. Most of the articles in JVB are open access. Again, if we search this journal using the "career" search term, we get 200-odd hits (e.g. here). This is a lesser known journal, but does contain some interesting articles.
Finally, we can also explore Social Sciences & Humanities Open (here). This is another hybrid journal where most articles I found are open access. Again, the "career" search generates 300-odd hits (e.g. here). This is a ScienceDirect journal, owned by the Dutch publication giant, Elsevier.
I hope you find these open access journal sources useful!
Sam
Reference:
APCDA. (2025). History of the APCDA. https://asiapacificcda.org/history-of-apcda/
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