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World Development

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom · Est. 1973

ISSN1873-5991

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.161

H-Index

343

CiteScore

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SNIP

2.553

Total Works

9,810

Total Citations

710,195

2yr Mean Citedness

4.12

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the economic and social development of countries, with a focus on policy implications. Recent articles examine the influence of trade on climate aid allocation in the EU, the lessons learned from police reform in Brazil, the challenges of long-term data collection in small-scale rural societies, the behavioral drivers of crop residue burning in Thailand, and the impact of corporate governance on microfinance institutions. Other topics include the relationship between foreign aid and inter-governmental transfers in India, business cycle synchronization in West Africa, the role of coal power in attracting foreign investment in the Global South, and the macroeconomic and welfare effects of migration in Central America.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1973

Annual Volume~ 297 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,810

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-5991

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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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?

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

DevelopmentQ1

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development StudiesEconomics

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsDevelopmentGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareInternational Development and AidIncome, Poverty, and InequalityFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthGlobal trade and economicsMicrofinance and Financial InclusionAgricultural risk and resilienceEconomic Growth and ProductivityConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementAgricultural Innovations and Practices