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Local Development and Society

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2020

ISSN2688-3600

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

312

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 298d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.259

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.457

Total Worksi

195

Total Citationsi

690

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Local Development and Society supports theoretical and empirical research in diverse local contexts, focusing on communities' development and society. Areas of interest include planning, geography, economics, and sociology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications195

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2688-3600

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

❌

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

227

2020

146

2021

166

2022

109

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.

Urban StudiesQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Community Health and DevelopmentCommunity and Sustainable DevelopmentCommunity Development and Social ImpactDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Capital and NetworksCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareService-Learning and Community EngagementUrban Planning and Governance

Frequently asked questions about Local Development and Society

Is Local Development and Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Local Development and Society: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Local Development and Society?

Local Development and Society is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.259.

Is Local Development and Society indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Local Development and Society is indexed in Scopus.