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World Development Perspectives

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2016

ISSN2468-0532

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total25

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.665

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.989

Total Works

620

Total Citations

6,661

2yr Mean Citedness

2.44

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

World Development Perspectives focuses on social protection programs and their impacts in developing countries. Recent articles examine conditional cash transfers (CCTs) and universal basic income (UBI) in relation to labor allocation, food security, and artistic practice. The journal also explores contract farming, South-South triangular cooperation, and the role of NGOs in public-private partnerships for agricultural development. Additionally, it investigates inclusive well-being changes and household responses to income shocks.

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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 Language—

1st Year Published2016

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications620

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2468-0532

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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?

N/A

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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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

DevelopmentQ2

Economics and EconometricsQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsDevelopmentGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareMicrofinance and Financial InclusionAgricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural risk and resilienceConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementInnovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentChild Nutrition and Water AccessIncome, Poverty, and InequalityEnergy and Environment ImpactsAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development