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Mechanisms of Development
Mechanisms of Development is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc..
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ISSN 0925-4773Verify ISSN ↗1872-6356Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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Cost to publish: About US$2,380 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Quick answers
Is Mechanisms of Development indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1990–2020).
What is the impact factor of Mechanisms of Development?
Mechanisms of Development 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.
How much does it cost to publish in Mechanisms of Development?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,380 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Mechanisms of Development and what is its ISSN?
Mechanisms of Development is published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. Its print ISSN is 0925-4773 and its online ISSN is 1872-6356.
Is Mechanisms of Development in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Mechanisms of Development open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Mechanisms of Development for 31 years, between 1990 and 2020. Coverage ended in 2020, 6 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 5,741 works and 209,198 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2020, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2020, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Mechanisms of Development? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Mechanisms of Development has an h-index of 184 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
184
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
3,020
i10-index
5,741
works indexed
209,198
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,380
Mechanisms of Development published 49 papers in 2020; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 647. 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 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Mechanisms of Development? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2020. 4 retracted papers are recorded (0.7 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2020
- Retracted papers 4 · 0.7 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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