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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
1977–1999 (also 1975, 1972, 1969)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
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Journal of Developing Areas
Journal of Developing Areas was rated ABDC B in the 2016 list and is not in the current ABDC 2025 list, Scopus or Web of Science. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Western Illinois University.
ISSN 0022-037XVerify ISSN ↗1548-2278Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Western Illinois University
Scopus · InactiveDiscontinued ABDC B (2016)ONOS
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Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
Not listed in Web of Science.
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 B in the 2016 ABDC list but not included in ABDC's 2025 review — confirm current standing directly with ABDC.
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
FT50Financial Times research list
Not listed in FT50.
UT DallasUTD top-100 business research
Not listed in UT Dallas.
ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Not in the ONOS APC-supported list.
Publishing in this journal is not centrally APC-funded under One Nation One Subscription.
Is Journal of Developing Areas indexed in Scopus? No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1977–1999 (also 1975, 1972, 1969)).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Developing Areas? Journal of Developing Areas has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for Web of Science SCIE and SSCI titles — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Is Journal of Developing Areas 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 Journal of Developing Areas? It was rated B in the 2016 ABDC list but is not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List.
Is Journal of Developing Areas open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Impact & reach — open metrics via OpenAlex
55
h-index
1
2-yr mean citations
592
i10-index
1,688
works indexed
19,523
total citations
Journal of Developing Areas published 64 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 180. 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. Updated 2026-09-24.
Integrity signals — indicators, not proof of misconduct
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 1999
- Retracted papers None recorded
Retractions and authorship from OpenAlex; Scopus status from the Scopus source list. A signal marks something to look at more closely; it is not a finding against the journal.
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