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Development and Change

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1970

ISSN1467-7660eISSN1467-7660

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.352

H-Index

147

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.908

Total Works

3,107

Total Citations

113,956

2yr Mean Citedness

1.75

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal focuses on the political economy of development, examining how state policies, power dynamics, and economic structures interact in various global contexts. Articles explore themes such as resource governance, labor migration, financialization, and the impact of state and non-state actors in conflict zones and developing economies.

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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 Published1970

Annual Volume~ 65 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,107

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1467-7660 / 1467-7660

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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

2019

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2021

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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.

DevelopmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development Studies

Scopus Categories

Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Development and AidAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentIncome, Poverty, and InequalityLand Rights and ReformsMicrofinance and Financial InclusionEconomic Theory and PolicyPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementUrban and Rural Development ChallengesHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism