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Area Development and Policy

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2016

ISSN2379-2957

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

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

0.706

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.126

Total Works

281

Total Citations

4,650

2yr Mean Citedness

2.79

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Area Development and Policy publishes original academic research examining the economic, political, cultural, and geographical contexts that shape and develop regions, cities, rural areas, and the relationships between them.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications281

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2379-2957

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Public AdministrationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development Studies

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesSociology and Political ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisInternational Development and AidChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismGlobal trade and economicsUrban and Rural Development ChallengesRegional resilience and developmentGlobal trade, sustainability, and social impactAsian Industrial and Economic DevelopmentUrban Planning and Governance