ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
2001–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
3.8
SJR · SCImago
0.483
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
54
Best quartile
Q2 · 66th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | 105 / 314 | 66th | Q2 |
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Progress in Development Studies
Progress in Development Studies is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.8), ABDC C, ABS / AJG 1, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Sage Publications.
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ISSN 1464-9934Verify ISSN ↗1477-027XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Sage Publications
Scopus · Q2ABDC CABS / AJG 1WoS · SSCIONOS
3.8
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
C
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,650 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
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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
2001
Field of research
Applied economics (3801)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Sage Publications
C = a recognised quality journal in its field.
View this source on ABDC ABS / AJGChartered Association of Business Schools 2024
Grade
Field
Social Sciences
1 = journals publishing recognised research of a more modest standard.
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 Progress in Development Studies indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2001–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.8.
What quartile is Progress in Development Studies in Scopus?
Progress in Development Studies is Q2 in Development (rank 105 of 314), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Progress in Development Studies?
Progress in 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 3.8, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 66th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.483, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 54.
How much does it cost to publish in Progress in Development Studies?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,650 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Progress in Development Studies and what is its ISSN?
Progress in Development Studies is published by Sage Publications. Its print ISSN is 1464-9934 and its online ISSN is 1477-027X.
Is Progress in Development Studies covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Progress in Development Studies in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Progress in Development Studies?
It is rated C in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Applied economics.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Progress in Development Studies?
It is graded 1 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Social Sciences field.
Is Progress in Development Studies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Progress in Development Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Progress in Development Studies has an h-index of 66 and a 2-year mean of 0.97 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.8, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #173 of 299 Scopus journals in Development.
66
h-index
0.97
2-yr mean citations
325
i10-index
1,169
works indexed
19,156
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,650
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#173 of 299 Bottom 43% Development
Progress in Development Studies published 21 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 63. 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 Progress in Development Studies? — latest 87 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 87 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (26.7%), United States (10.5%) and Netherlands (10.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Progress in 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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