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Journal of Human Development and Capabilities

Routledge · United States · Est. 2004

ISSN1945-2837

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.678

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.093

Total Worksi

750

Total Citationsi

15,323

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Human Development and Capabilities publishes research on human development and capability expansion, focusing on economic, social, political, and environmental issues. It aims to stimulate innovative thinking and promote multidisciplinary debate on concepts, measurement, analysis, policy, and practice for human development.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyFour Times A Year, 2010-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications750

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1945-2837

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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

874

2019

538

2020

821

2021

145

2022

157

2023

132

2024

107

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.

AnthropologyQ1

DevelopmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development Studies

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyDevelopment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Income, Poverty, and InequalityPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareHuman Rights and DevelopmentInternational Development and AidPolitical Philosophy and EthicsEmployment and Welfare StudiesSustainable Development and Environmental PolicyPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionChild Nutrition and Water AccessFiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Human Development and Capabilities

Is Journal of Human Development and Capabilities a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Human Development and Capabilities: 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 Journal of Human Development and Capabilities?

Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 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 1.48.

Is Journal of Human Development and Capabilities indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Human Development and Capabilities is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.