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SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT

UNIV CALIFORNIA PRESS, JOURNALS DIV · US · Est. 2015

ISSN2374-538XeISSN2374-538X

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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⚡ 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 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.382

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.672

Total Worksi

233

Total Citationsi

1,797

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Development Studies; Sociology; Development.

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications233

Publisher OrgUniversity of California Press

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

UNIV CALIFORNIA PRESS, JOURNALS DIV

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2374-538X / 2374-538X

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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

254

2019

165

2020

202

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.

DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development StudiesSociology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Development and AidIncome, Poverty, and InequalityGlobal trade, sustainability, and social impactSocial Policy and Reform StudiesAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentEmployment and Welfare StudiesMigration and Labor DynamicsGender Politics and RepresentationCorruption and Economic DevelopmentCulture, Economy, and Development Studies

Frequently asked questions about SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT

Is SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT?

SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT 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 0.63.

Is SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT?