Journal profile · Social Sciences-Development
Asian Development Review
ISSN 0116-1105 · eISSN 1996-7241 · MIT Press · United States
Asian Development Review: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2019 (Volume 43): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Development Review is published by MIT Press and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global trade and economics, Global Financial Crisis and Policies and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, together about 34.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ADR is a professional journal that publishes research on development issues relevant to the Asia and Pacific region, specifically members of the Asian Development Bank.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Development
Editor-in-chief John GibsonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.5%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.5%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences7.8%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences4.7%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences4%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 231OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 613 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 44 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 134 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 143 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 133 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 313 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
25 daysfirst decision after review · community reports about 53 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 53 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 25.4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 53 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 12,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Vol. 43No. 03CURRENT ISSUEpp.1-327Vol. 43No. 02pp.1-309Vol. 43No. 01pp.1-311
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0116-1105
- Electronic ISSN
- 1996-7241
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43 (2019)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Development Review
What CAS zone is Asian Development Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Development Review is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Development Studies / Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asian Development Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Asian Development Review?
The publisher reports about 25 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of about 53 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Asian Development Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 12,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Asian Development Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Development Review is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Asian Development Review open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Development Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .