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Economic Development Quarterly

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1800

ISSN1552-3543

SJR Q1✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

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

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.739

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.966

Total Worksi

1,326

Total Citationsi

32,620

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Development Studies; Economics; Urban Studies; Development; Economics and Econometrics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1800

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,326

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1552-3543

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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

294

2019

268

2020

327

2021

168

2022

124

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.

DevelopmentQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Economics and EconometricsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development StudiesEconomicsUrban Studies

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesEconomics and EconometricsDevelopment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesHousing Market and EconomicsEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesEconomic Growth and ProductivityLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationLabor market dynamics and wage inequalityMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyRegional Development and Policy

Frequently asked questions about Economic Development Quarterly

Is Economic Development Quarterly a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Economic Development Quarterly: 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 Economic Development Quarterly?

Economic Development Quarterly 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 0.59.

Is Economic Development Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Economic Development Quarterly is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Economic Development Quarterly?