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Development Southern Africa

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1984

ISSN1470-3637

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?

306

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 281d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.518

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.831

Total Worksi

2,468

Total Citationsi

36,165

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Development Southern Africa publishes research on public administration and development. One article discusses bridging the skills gap in South Africa and evaluating workforce readiness in Western Cape's business environment.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

Annual Volume~ 52 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,468

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1470-3637

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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

1.3k

2019

1.6k

2020

1.1k

2021

402

2022

267

2023

249

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)

Legal Issues in South AfricaUrban and Rural Development ChallengesPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareLocal Economic Development and PlanningLand Rights and ReformsMicrofinance and Financial InclusionAgricultural Innovations and PracticesIncome, Poverty, and InequalityFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthInnovation and Socioeconomic Development

Frequently asked questions about Development Southern Africa

Is Development Southern Africa a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Development Southern Africa: 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 Development Southern Africa?

Development Southern Africa 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 1.88.

Is Development Southern Africa indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Development Southern Africa is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.