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Journal of Social and Economic Development

Springer · Germany · Est. 1997

ISSN2199-6873
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
28
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q2+18
Total28
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
0.388
H-Index
23
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.633
Total Works
579
Total Citations
2,945
2yr Mean Citedness
1.32
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Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Social and Economic Development is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal that focuses on the transformation of economy, polity, and society. Official journal of the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru. Covers key disciplines like Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Demography, and Development studies. Open to original research articles as well as scholarly review papers. Strives to bring new research insights into the process of development from an interdisciplinary perspective. An important source of ideas for the research community and policy makers interested in evidence-based policy analysis.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1997
Annual Volume~ 84 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications579
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
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

7/12 · 58%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2199-6873
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q2
EducationQ2
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development StudiesEconomics

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Income, Poverty, and InequalityFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthAgricultural risk and resilienceSocial and Economic Development in IndiaPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareEconomic Growth and DevelopmentMicrofinance and Financial InclusionAgricultural Economics and PracticesGlobal trade and economicsGlobal Health Care Issues
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref