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Bangladesh Development Studies

Bangladesh Development Studies was rated ABDC C in the 2016 list and is not in the current ABDC 2025 list, Scopus or Web of Science. Published by Bangladesh Unnayan Gobeshona Protishthan.

Checked against the index lists dated 2 November 2026.

ISSN 0304-095XVerify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Bangladesh Unnayan Gobeshona Protishthan

Scopus · InactiveDiscontinued ABDC C (2016)

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major indexes

Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Inactive/Discontinued

Coverage

1996 (also 1993–1994, 1986–1991, 1983–1984, 1981, 1975–1979)

Source type

Journal

Open access

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ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025

Last known rating

Last seen in ABDC list

2016

⚠ Discontinued from ABDC — not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List

Rated C in the 2016 ABDC list but not included in ABDC's 2025 review — confirm current standing directly with ABDC.

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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is Bangladesh Development Studies indexed in Scopus?

No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1996 (also 1993–1994, 1986–1991, 1983–1984, 1981, 1975–1979)).

What is the impact factor of Bangladesh Development Studies?

Bangladesh Development Studies has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.

Who publishes Bangladesh Development Studies and what is its ISSN?

Bangladesh Development Studies is published by Bangladesh Unnayan Gobeshona Protishthan. Its ISSN is 0304-095X.

Is Bangladesh Development Studies in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

What is the ABDC rating of Bangladesh Development Studies?

It was rated C in the 2016 ABDC list but is not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List.

Is Bangladesh Development Studies open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is Bangladesh Development Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Bangladesh Development Studies has an h-index of 20 and a 2-year mean of 0.19 citations per paper (OpenAlex).

h-index

0.19

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

771

works indexed

2,225

total citations

Papers published per year

Bangladesh Development Studies published 11 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 22. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Agricultural Economics and PracticesAgricultural risk and resilienceGlobal trade and economicsMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in Bangladesh Development Studies? — latest 27 articles, 2021–2026

In its latest 27 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from Bangladesh (66.7%), United States (13%) and India (11.1%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Bangladesh Development Studies? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1996. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 1996
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Author concentration66.7% of recent authorship from Bangladesh

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.

Official sources & links

Scopus source ↗ ISSN Portal · 0304-095X ↗

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