| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | 118 / 314 | 62nd | Q2 |
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Community Development Journal
Community Development Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.2), ABDC B, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Oxford University Press.
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ISSN 0010-3802Verify ISSN ↗1468-2656Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Cost to publish: About US$3,525 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Community Development Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1966–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.2.
What quartile is Community Development Journal in Scopus?
Community Development Journal is Q2 in Development (rank 118 of 314), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Community Development Journal?
Community Development Journal 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 3.2, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 62nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.498, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 56.
How much does it cost to publish in Community Development Journal?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,525 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 Community Development Journal and what is its ISSN?
Community Development Journal is published by Oxford University Press. Its print ISSN is 0010-3802 and its online ISSN is 1468-2656.
Is Community Development Journal 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 Community Development Journal in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Community Development Journal?
It is rated B in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Strategy, management and organisational behaviour.
Is Community Development Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Community Development Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Community Development Journal has an h-index of 80 and a 2-year mean of 1.54 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.2, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #124 of 299 Scopus journals in Development.
Community Development Journal published 51 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 70. 2026* is the year so far.
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 Community Development Journal? — latest 73 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 73 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (29.5%), Ireland (11.6%) and India (11.6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Community Development Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.5 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 · 0.5 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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