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Institute of Development Studies, Bulletin

Institute of Development Studies, Bulletin is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Institute of Development Studies.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 0020-2835Verify ISSN ↗2056-5224Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Institute of Development Studies

Scopus · Inactive

Indexed in

major indexes

Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Inactive/Discontinued

Coverage

1985–1987 (also 1983, 1981, 1968–1975)

Source type

Journal

Open access

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

Quick answers

Is Institute of Development Studies, Bulletin indexed in Scopus?

No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1985–1987 (also 1983, 1981, 1968–1975)).

What is the impact factor of Institute of Development Studies, Bulletin?

Institute of Development Studies, Bulletin 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 Institute of Development Studies, Bulletin and what is its ISSN?

Institute of Development Studies, Bulletin is published by Institute of Development Studies. Its print ISSN is 0020-2835 and its online ISSN is 2056-5224.

Is Institute of Development Studies, Bulletin in Web of Science?

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

Is Institute of Development Studies, Bulletin open access?

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

Scopus coverage history

Scopus indexed Institute of Development Studies, Bulletin for 13 years, between 1968 and 1987, with 7 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 1987, 39 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.

How well cited is Institute of Development Studies, Bulletin? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Institute of Development Studies, Bulletin has an h-index of 11 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).

h-index

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

254

works indexed

535

total citations

Papers published per year

Institute of Development Studies, Bulletin published 1 papers in 2010; its busiest recent year was 1975 with 61. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

International Development and AidLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationReligion, Society, and DevelopmentTourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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.

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

Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1987. 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 1987
Retracted papers None recorded
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.

Official sources & links

Scopus source ↗ ISSN Portal · 0020-2835 ↗ISSN Portal · 2056-5224 ↗

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