This annual review of the career counseling and development literature presents
a content analysis of refereed journal articles published in 2013. Four research
questions guided the analysis: (a) What content topics were included in career
development articles published in refereed journals in 2013? (b) To what extent are
theory, research, and practice integrated in career development articles published in
refereed journals in 2013? (c) What variation exists in the characteristics of career
development articles published in refereed journals in 2013? and (d) What variation
exists in the content included in theory, research, and practice articles? A total of
360 unique topics were identified in 357 articles from 24 journals. Results indicated
that topic content in journals evolved slowly with limited integration of theory,
research, and practice. Implications are suggested for (a) future topic content; (b)
better integration of theory, research, and practice; (c) education and training; (d)
journal editorial policy; and (e) future content analyses of journal articles.