Editorial: A call for papers
Stephen Palmer1,2 and Siobhain O’Riordan1,2
Affiliations
1International Academy for Professional Development Ltd, UK
2Institute of Management and Health, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK
Copyright: International Academy for Professional Development Ltd
Published: 6 November, 2025
New paper statement: Confirmed
Details of funding/grants: None declared
Conflict of interest declaration: There is no potential conflict of interest in respect of my authorship or the publication of this paper
Acknowledgements: None declared
Article citation: Palmer, S., & O’Riordan, S. (2025). Editorial: A call for papers. Journal of Professional Development, 3, 1, 1-2.
A call for papers. We welcome articles on all aspects of the theory and practice of professional development including case studies, keynote papers, conference reports and book reviews. We aim to provide the professional development community a journal to share developments in the professional development field, across a range of disciplines.
Professional development covers a wide range of professions including accountancy, coaching, counselling, education, health, management, psychology, continuing professional development (CPD); maintaining professional development records or logbooks; Theories of professional development, learning and education; developing professional body recognised CPD programmes; reports and discussion about research; Supervision; interventions to enhance professional development.
Articles are published online as soon as they are ready and are added to the “current” volume’s Table of Contents. The journal is a text only journal, so we do not generally accept tables, figures, images or photos in submissions. Although all articles will be accessible to preview on the journal website, an Open Access provision is available for authors wishing to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC). All authors will need to obtain their own ORCID identifier which will be included on their article. Articles should not include AI created content.
The journal website provides further information on submitting articles (see: https://jpd.iafpd.info/submission). We look forward to receiving contributions.
Biographies
Professor Stephen Palmer PhD FIoL is Director of the International Academy of Professional Development. He is Honorary Professor of Practice at the Institute of Management and Health, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, and Coordinating Director of the ISCP International Centre for Coaching Psychology Research. Stephen is an Adjunct Professor at Aalborg University, Denmark, Fellow and Honorary President of the International Society for Coaching Psychology. Also he is Fellow of the Institute of Leadership, and the Institute of Training and Occupational Learning. Stephen co-edits several academic journals and has written/edited 60 books and over 300 articles.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0108-6999
Dr Siobhain O’Riordan PhD FISCP is a chartered psychologist and chartered scientist. She is a Fellow and Chair of the International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP) and a member of the International Research Centre Development Team of the ISCP. She is a Director of the International Academy for Professional Development Ltd, and also a PhD Supervisor at the Institute of Management and Health, University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
Dr Siobhain O’Riordan’s book, Introduction to Coaching Psychology (with Palmer) was published in 2021 by Routledge in the Coaching Psychology Book Series.
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3216-2939