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Status
Active
Coverage
1964–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.1
SJR · SCImago
0.775
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
118
Best quartile
Q2 · 69th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | 97 / 314 | 69th | Q2 |
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Journal of Development Studies
Journal of Development Studies is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.1), ABDC A, ABS / AJG 3, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Taylor & Francis Online.
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ISSN 0022-0388Verify ISSN ↗1743-9140Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Online
Scopus · Q2ABDC AABS / AJG 3WoS · SSCIONOS
4.1
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
A
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
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
1964
Field of research
Applied economics (3801)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Taylor & Francis Online
A = next 15–25% — among the highest citation metrics in its field.
View this source on ABDC ABS / AJGChartered Association of Business Schools 2024
Grade
Unchanged since 2021 vs ABS / AJG 2021
Field
Social Sciences
3 = highly regarded journals.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
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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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Quick answers
Is Journal of Development Studies indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1964–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.1.
What quartile is Journal of Development Studies in Scopus?
Journal of Development Studies is Q2 in Development (rank 97 of 314), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Development Studies?
Journal of Development Studies 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 4.1, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 69th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.775, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 118.
Who publishes Journal of Development Studies and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Development Studies is published by Taylor & Francis Online. Its print ISSN is 0022-0388 and its online ISSN is 1743-9140.
Is Journal of Development Studies 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 Journal of Development Studies in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Development Studies?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Applied economics.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Journal of Development Studies?
It is graded 3 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Social Sciences field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Journal of Development Studies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Development Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Development Studies has an h-index of 170 and a 2-year mean of 1.7 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.1, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #116 of 299 Scopus journals in Development.
170
h-index
1.7
2-yr mean citations
2,378
i10-index
4,609
works indexed
160,949
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#116 of 299 Top 39% Development
Journal of Development Studies published 189 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 192. 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 Journal of Development Studies? — latest 97 articles, 2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (27%), United Kingdom (18.8%) and India (6.5%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Development Studies? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 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 statusActive
- 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.
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