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Journal of Development Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN0022-0388eISSN1743-9140

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.96

H-Index

169

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.334

Total Works

4,511

Total Citations

156,691

2yr Mean Citedness

1.52

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Development Studies aims to advance understanding of the economic, cultural, social, political, and environmental processes and ideologies that shape the field and inform policy and practice. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s) of Poverty & Politics.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, <Feb. 1995->

StatusActive

Total Publications4,511

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-0388 / 1743-9140

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

DevelopmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development StudiesEconomics

Scopus Categories

Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareInternational Development and AidIncome, Poverty, and InequalityAgricultural risk and resilienceMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion