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Status
Active
Coverage
1989–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5.5
SJR · SCImago
0.705
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
56
Best quartile
Q1 · 82nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | 55 / 314 | 82nd | Q1 |
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African Development Review
African Development Review is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.5), ABDC C, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
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ISSN 1017-6772Verify ISSN ↗1467-8268Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
Scopus · Q1ABDC CWoS · SSCIONOS
5.5
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
C
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,700 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1989
Field of research
Other economics (3899)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
C = a recognised quality journal in its field.
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Quick answers
Is African Development Review indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1989–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.5.
What quartile is African Development Review in Scopus?
African Development Review is Q1 in Development (rank 55 of 314), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of African Development Review?
African Development Review is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 5.5, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 82nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.705, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 56.
How much does it cost to publish in African Development Review?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,700 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes African Development Review and what is its ISSN?
African Development Review is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. Its print ISSN is 1017-6772 and its online ISSN is 1467-8268.
Is African Development Review covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is African Development Review in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of African Development Review?
It is rated C in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Other economics.
Is African Development Review open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is African Development Review? — open metrics via OpenAlex
African Development Review has an h-index of 78 and a 2-year mean of 2.73 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.5, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #62 of 299 Scopus journals in Development.
78
h-index
2.73
2-yr mean citations
621
i10-index
1,448
works indexed
27,035
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,700
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#62 of 299 Top 21% Development
African Development Review published 51 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 93. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in African Development Review? — latest 86 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 86 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from Cameroon (16.9%), Nigeria (12.4%) and Côte d’Ivoire (8.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for African Development Review? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (1.4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 1.4 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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