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Development Studies Research

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2166-5095

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ 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?

172

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 162d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.694

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.439

Total Worksi

227

Total Citationsi

3,651

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Development Studies Research is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that examines issues in all areas of development and across the globe, with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries. Its scope includes development studies, sustainability, community development, and gender equality. The journal aims to broaden understandings of current development studies research, advance development theory, and identify problems of policy and practice.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications227

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoLibrary of CongressCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2166-5095

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, Library of Congress, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

327

2019

380

2020

595

2021

279

2022

343

2023

146

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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Development and AidPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareIncome, Poverty, and InequalityFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomic Growth and DevelopmentAgricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural risk and resilienceMicrofinance and Financial InclusionInnovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth

Frequently asked questions about Development Studies Research

Is Development Studies Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Development Studies Research: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Development Studies Research?

Development Studies Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.694.

Is Development Studies Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Development Studies Research is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.