The Editorial Group is expanding

Abstract

Scandinavian Journal of Vocations in Development (SJVD) was established out of a need for more scientific publication channels focusing on research in the field of VET in Scandinavia. The first edition, published in August 2016, mainly focused on the research being conducted by the research community in the Department of Vocational Teacher Education at OsloMet, then HiOA. From this starting point the editorial group has developed and expanded and today includes several other professional research communities and environments.

Nina Aakernes from the Department of Vocational Teacher Education at OsloMet has contributed to the editorial group since 2020 and as editor from January 2022. Britt Karin Utvær from the Department of Teacher Education at NTNU joined the editorial group in 2021. From January 2022, we have two more new editorial members, Julie Leonardsen, also from the Department of Teacher Education at NTNU, and Jan Bisgaard from Københavns Professionshøjskole, Nationalt Center for Erhvervspædagogik. In addition, Cecilie Meltzer, formerly employed at the Department of Vocational Teacher Education at OsloMet, has been a member of the editorial group since 2020. She will continue in the editorial group to ensure continuity. We would also like to thank Ellen Beate Hellne-Halvorsen for her i work as editor over several years.  Ellen Beate resigned at the turn of the year.

The journal is published on an open-access platform operated by the University Library at OsloMet. The editorial work is currently conducted voluntarily without financial support. Based on the number of manuscripts we receive, we see that SJVD is an essential contribution to the variety of scientific journals. We publish articles written in both English and Scandinavian languages. By publishing in English, the authors can choose to contribute to an international scholarly debate. Furthermore,  publication in the native tongue is important  in further developing national professional terminology and in facilitating use of articles in, for example, vocational teacher education. The editors want the journal to be able contribute in all these areas.

We would like to thank the peer-reviewers who do an invaluable job in contributing to the scientific quality of the published articles. We, therefore, encourage authors to contribute to the research community by also taking on peer review assignments. Unfortunately, as we do not have any form of financing, we cannot offer help with copy editing or references format.. Therefore, the authors must ensure that the manuscripts are copy edited and that the references are in accordance with APA 7.

2020 was a turbulent year for SJVD, with a withdrawal in funding from the Faculty of Teacher Education and International Studies at OsloMet, a threat of closure  and a halt in the intake of articles. These circumstances affected the 2021 edition, with only six articles being published. With the strengthening of the editorial group and increased interest in the journal from various vocational and professional research communities, we look forward to 2022 and further developing  the journal. The articles in the 2022 edition will be published continuously as they become available.