JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Impact factor 2026

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The latest impact factor of JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES and all the other Web of Science journals was released on 20th June 2025 by Clarivate. Through this web page, researchers can check the impact factor, total citation, journal quartile, and journal aim & scope.

JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES: Aim & Scope

JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES is a Web of Science indexed journal tha publishes research in the area: Development Studies | Economics.
The ISSN of this journal is 1743-9140.

Impact factor of JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Journal Title	JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Impact Factor	1.8
SJR	1.179
ISSN	1743-9140
Quartile	Q1

Impact Factor from year 2018-2025

Year	Impact Factor
2018	1.526
2019	1.531
2020	1.596
2021	2.210
2022
2025	1.8

The Journal Impact Factor is defined as citations to the journal in the JCR year to items published in the previous two years, divided by the total number of scholarly items, also known as citable items, (these comprise articles and reviews) published in the journal in the previous two years.

Impact factor data has a strong influence on the scientific community, affecting decisions on where to publish, whom to promote or hire, the success of grant applications, and even salary bonuses.

Only journals listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) receive an Impact Factor.

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