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World Bank Research Observer

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1986

ISSN1564-6971

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.985

H-Indexi

126

SNIPi

3.672

Total Worksi

605

Total Citationsi

60,632

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

Annual Volume~ 10 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications605

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1564-6971

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

561

2019

429

2020

658

2021

257

2022

199

2023

139

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

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development StudiesEconomics

Scopus Categories

Economics and EconometricsDevelopment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareIncome, Poverty, and InequalityInternational Development and AidGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomic Theory and PolicyAgricultural risk and resilienceBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyMicrofinance and Financial InclusionEconomic Growth and Productivity

Frequently asked questions about World Bank Research Observer

Is World Bank Research Observer a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for World Bank Research Observer: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of World Bank Research Observer?

World Bank Research Observer 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 5.47.

Is World Bank Research Observer indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

World Bank Research Observer is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of World Bank Research Observer?