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Development

Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN1011-6370

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.233

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.527

Total Worksi

2,174

Total Citationsi

24,048

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Development is the flagship journal of the Society for International Development, providing critical views and in-depth analysis on current social transformation issues. Explores innovative perspectives on the crucial issues in development. Wellestablished in its field, with more than 50 years of publication. Offers coverage on collective initiatives promoting sustainable livelihoods and women's empowerment. Provides alternative views on civil society, development policy, and communitybased strategies for livelihoods, gender, and social justice. Regularly features themed issues focusing on significant unifying themes in the field of development.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Languageen

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,174

Publisher OrgPalgrave Macmillan

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1011-6370

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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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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?

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

237

2019

659

2020

504

2021

118

2022

102

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

DevelopmentQ3

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

DevelopmentGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Development and AidHuman Rights and DevelopmentAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareIncome, Poverty, and Inequality

Frequently asked questions about Development

Is Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Development: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Development?

Development is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.233.

Is Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Development is indexed in Scopus.