Development and Change has achieved a top quartile (Q1) ranking in the latest Journal Citation Report (JCR) from the Web of Science, which counts citations in 2023 for articles published in 2021 and 2022 (hence referred to as the 2023 JCR, which is compiled and released in 2024).
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In the 2023 Journal Citation Report (JCR) of the Web of Science, released at the end of June 2024, Development and Change has achieved a top quartile (Q1) ranking. The JCR evaluates citations in 2023 for articles published in 2021 and 2022 and it reflects significant achievements for the journal.
The two-year Journal Impact Factor (JIF) for Development and Change remains steady at 3.0 in the 2023 JCR. Notably, due to a general decline in JIFs across many journals—likely a residual effect of the COVID-19 pandemic—the journal's ranking within the Development Studies category has improved significantly, rising from the 63rd percentile in the 2022 JCR to the 79th percentile in the 2023 JCR.
Development and Change is now ranked 13th out of 63 journals in the Development Studies category, up from 16th out of 42 journals in the previous year's report. Additionally, the journal's five-year impact factor, which reflects citations in 2023 for articles published between 2018 and 2022, stands at 3.8, placing it 13th in the category and earning it an A rating within the CERES ranking system.
About Development and Change
Published on behalf of the International Institute of Social Studies, Development and Change is a leading international journal in the field of development studies. We publish critical and cutting-edge articles that push the boundaries of scholarship and debate on a broad range of contemporary and emerging development issues, with a focus on the Global South and the peripheries of global capitalism.
Interdisciplinary and pluralist in character, Development and Change invites scholarship from across the social sciences, from economics to anthropology, and encourages innovative contributions and critical analyses that engage with diverse theoretical perspectives and methods, and that integrate theory and policy with empirical evidence. The editorial board and office are located at ISS in The Hague.
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