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Journal of International Development

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1988

ISSN1099-1328

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

298

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 232d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.654

H-Indexi

118

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.981

Total Worksi

3,764

Total Citationsi

80,375

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Development Studies; Development; Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

Annual Volume~ 123 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,764

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1099-1328

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Citations received

721

2019

919

2020

104

2021

125

1.1k

2022

153

916

2023

117

415

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.

DevelopmentQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development Studies

Scopus Categories

DevelopmentGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Development and AidPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareMicrofinance and Financial InclusionFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthIncome, Poverty, and InequalityGlobal trade and economicsAgricultural risk and resilienceLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationUrban and Rural Development ChallengesEconomic Growth and Development

Frequently asked questions about Journal of International Development

Is Journal of International Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of International Development: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of International Development?

Journal of International Development is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.59.

Is Journal of International Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of International Development is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of International Development?