Aims and Scope of Journal of Development Economics
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. Less
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CiteScore 

6.4
Eigenfactor 

0.01 - 0.05
Impact Factor 

< 5
SJR 

Q1Development

SNIP 

2.79
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| 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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