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Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies

University of Zaragoza · Spain · Est. 2010

ISSN2254-2035eISSN2254-2035

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.162

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.57

Total Worksi

267

Total Citationsi

878

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies publishes high-quality multidisciplinary research on development, understood as the social, economic, political, cultural, and technological processes of change, particularly in the Ibero-American context. The journal aims to provide a platform for scholarly discussions and analyses regarding development issues that promote more equitable opportunities for everyone.

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General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish

1st Year Published2010

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications267

Publisher OrgUniversity of Zaragoza

OA Since2011

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Zaragoza

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2254-2035 / 2254-2035

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PKP PN

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Spanish

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

176

2019

124

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.

HistoryQ2

LawQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

DevelopmentQ4

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development Studies

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceHistoryDevelopmentGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Regional Development and InnovationInternational Relations in Latin AmericaPublic Policy and GovernanceInternational Development and AidHigher Education and SustainabilityEconomic Theory and PolicyEconomic and Social DevelopmentBusiness, Innovation, and EconomySocial Sciences and PoliciesLatin American socio-political dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies

Is Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies?

Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies 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 0.56.

Is Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.