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International Development Policy

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 2007

ISSN1663-9383

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.116

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

499

Total Citationsi

3,020

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

International Development Policy | Revue internationale de politique de développement is a peer-reviewed journal that promotes cutting-edge research and policy debates on global development. Published by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies | Geneva, it connects with international policy discussions involving Geneva-based organisations. The journal also organises conferences and debates between scholars, policymakers and practitioners on key development policy issues, based on the various themes of our articles and special issues.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish, French, German, Spanish

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications499

Publisher OrgGeneva Graduate Institute

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1663-9383

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English, French, German, Spanish

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

308

2018

157

2019

183

2020

2021

143

2022

2023

2024

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.

DevelopmentQ4

LawQ4

Political Science and International RelationsQ4

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Development and AidReligion, Society, and DevelopmentNatural Resources and Economic DevelopmentMining and Resource ManagementMigration and Labor DynamicsHuman Rights and DevelopmentAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderUrban and Rural Development Challenges

Frequently asked questions about International Development Policy

Is International Development Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Development Policy: it is indexed in 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 International Development Policy?

International Development Policy is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.116.

Is International Development Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Development Policy is indexed in Scopus.