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Middle East Development Journal

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1793-8120eISSN1793-8171

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

226

days submission → published

measured · last 15 articles · accept 292d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.328

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.682

Total Worksi

268

Total Citationsi

2,544

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Development Studies; Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous); Sociology and Political Science; Development.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 14 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications268

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1793-8120 / 1793-8171

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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

134

2019

113

2020

2021

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.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

DevelopmentQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development Studies

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthGlobal trade and economicsMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesMigration and Labor DynamicsEconomic Growth and ProductivityIslamic Finance and Banking StudiesGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsLabor market dynamics and wage inequalityIncome, Poverty, and Inequality

Frequently asked questions about Middle East Development Journal

Is Middle East Development Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Middle East Development Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Middle East Development Journal?

Middle East Development Journal 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 0.50.

Is Middle East Development Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Middle East Development Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Middle East Development Journal?