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International Development Planning Review

Liverpool University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

ISSN1478-3401

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

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.617

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.002

Total Worksi

650

Total Citationsi

10,115

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Development Studies; Regional & Urban Planning; Development; Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications650

Publisher OrgLiverpool University Press

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Liverpool University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1478-3401

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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

466

2019

503

2020

280

2021

101

2022

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.

DevelopmentQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development StudiesRegional & Urban Planning

Scopus Categories

DevelopmentGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban and Rural Development ChallengesUrban Planning and GovernanceChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceInternational Development and AidLand Rights and ReformsWater Governance and InfrastructureLocal Economic Development and PlanningPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocioeconomic Development in Asia

Frequently asked questions about International Development Planning Review

Is International Development Planning Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Development Planning Review: 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 International Development Planning Review?

International Development Planning Review 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 1.03.

Is International Development Planning Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Development Planning Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Development Planning Review?