Aims and Scope
The Journal of Development Economics is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier. It was established in 1974 and is considered the top field journal in development economics. Its editor-in-chief from 1985 to 2003 was Pranab Bardhan, who has been the longest-serving JDE editor to date. He followed T.N. Srinivasan, and Lance Taylor as Editors since the journal was established in 1974. He was succeeded by Mark Rosenzweig (2003-2009) and Maitreesh Ghatak (2009-2015). The current editor-in-chief is Andrew Foster, who started in 2016.
Key Metrics
6.4
CiteScore
CiteScore
CiteScore measures average citations received per document published in the serial.
0.01 - 0.05
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor Score measures the number of times articles from the journal published in the past five years have been cited. This does not include self citations.
< 5
Impact Factor
Impact Factor
Impact factor of a journal is calculated by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous two years.
0.87
5-Year SI
5-year SI
- N/A 2-year SI
- 0.88 Lifetime SI
Scite Index
Scite Index
scite Index is the ratio of citations supporting research which is published in the journal to sum of citations either supporting or contrasting the research published in the journal for the same time period. Minimum 100 supporting citations required.
Q1
Development
SJR
- Q1 Development
- Q1 Economics and Econometrics
SJR
SJR
SCImago Journal Rank measures weighted citations received by the serial. Citation weighting depends on subject field and prestige (SJR) of the citing serial.
2.79
SNIP
SNIP
Source Normalized Impact per Paper measures actual citations received relative to citations expected for the serial’s subject field.
15 Mo
Time to Publish
Time to Publish
Based on turnaround time from submission to publication for papers (articles & reviews) published in 2022 and for journals with a sample of more than 10 papers.
Topics Covered
- Wage
- School feeding
- Technological change
- Field experiment
- Market failure
- Contract farming
- Randomized controlled trial
- Labor demand
- Exchange rate
- Colonial rule
- Multidimensional poverty
- Ethnic discrimination
- Capital deepening
- Urbanization
- Employment contract
- Neighborhood quality
- Dowry
- Informal sector
- Business cycle
- Information asymmetry
Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | ELSEVIER |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1974 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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Scite analysis
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4.3k articles received 147.8k citations see all
- 6,528 Supporting
- 135,552 Mentioning
- 845 Contrasting
Editorial notices
- 0 Retractions
- 1 Withdrawals
- 0 Corrections
- 7 Errata
- 0 Expression of Concern
Time To Publish
Time to Publish
Based on turnaround time from submission to publication for papers (articles & reviews) published in 2022 and for journals with a sample of more than 10 papers.
Time to Publish
Based on turnaround time from submission to publication for papers (articles & reviews) published in 2022 and for journals with a sample of more than 10 papers.
% of papers by time taken from submission to publication
0 to 3 months
1%
4 to 6 months
8%
7 to 9 months
11%
Above 9 months
80%
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FAQs
How long has Journal of Development Economics been actively publishing?
Journal of Development Economics has been in operation since 1974 till date.
What is the publishing frequency of Journal of Development Economics ?
Journal of Development Economics published with a Bi-monthly frequency.
How many articles did Journal of Development Economics publish last years ?
In 2023, Journal of Development Economics published articles.
What is the eISSN & pISSN for Journal of Development Economics ?
For Journal of Development Economics,eISSN is 1872-6089 and pISSN is0304-3878.
What is Citescore for Journal of Development Economics ?
Citescore for Journal of Development Economics is 6.4.
What is SNIP score for Journal of Development Economics ?
SNIP score for Journal of Development Economics is 2.79.
What is the SJR for Journal of Development Economics ?
SJR for Journal of Development Economics is Q1.
Who is the publisher of Journal of Development Economics ?
ELSEVIER is the publisher of Journal of Development Economics.