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World Bank Economic Review

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0258-6770eISSN1564-698X

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

2.11

H-Index

166

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.671

Total Works

1,634

Total Citations

120,428

2yr Mean Citedness

2.34

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on economic development, focusing on empirical analyses of policies and interventions in low- and middle-income countries. Topics include labor markets, household welfare, education, gender equality, and the impact of various programs and institutions on economic outcomes.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ 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—

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,634

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0258-6770 / 1564-698X

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

AccountingQ1

DevelopmentQ1

Economics and EconometricsQ1

FinanceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, FinanceDevelopment StudiesEconomics

Scopus Categories

FinanceEconomics and EconometricsDevelopmentAccounting

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthGlobal trade and economicsPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesIncome, Poverty, and Inequality