CANADIAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES-REVUE CANADIENNE D ETUDES DU DEVELOPPEMENT

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES-REVUE CANADIENNE D ETUDES DU DEVELOPPEMENT is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Development and Aid, Social Sciences and Governance and French Urban and Social Studies, together about 27.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

(la version Française ci-dessous) The Canadian Journal of Development Studies is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, bilingual forum for critical research and reflection on the complex problems of international development theory, policy and practice. The CJDS publishes articles and review essays, and the Journal aims to keep readers informed with occasional commentaries, practical notes and reviews of recent books and other media on international development. The CJDS is global in its outlook and encourages contributions from scholars and practitioners around the world. Submissions are invited in English or in French. We welcome theoretical papers, particularly if they offer thought-provoking interdisciplinary analysis; preference is given, however, to articles based on empirical research, case studies, or field work that has significant implications for international development policy and practice. We welcome contributions from all areas of international development studies but require that papers are written in a way that is accessible to our diverse audience of students, scholars and practitioners. Use of disciplinary jargon is therefore discouraged. Papers that use econometric evidence should do so sparingly and ensure the results are clearly explained for the Journal’s interdisciplinary audience. We also welcome short, incisive articles concerning current international development practice, policies or teaching, or which open a dialogue on questions raised in earlier issues of the CJDS . Founded in 1980, the CJDS remains the only Canadian scholarly journal devoted exclusively to the study of international development. It is published quarterly by the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID), in partnership with Routledge. Membership of the Association includes a subscription to the CJDS . The CJDS is edited at the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO). Editorial administration is also housed at UBCO. The CJDS is published with the assistance of grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double-anonymous peer review. Orientation éditoriale La Revue canadienne d’études du développement est une revue à comité de lecture, multidisciplinaire, bilingue qui vise à l’avancement de la recherch

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Editor-in-chief John D. CameronPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 4, France 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SSCIScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

SCIECAB AbstractsPublisher website

Other: America: History and Life, Canadian Periodical Index/Index des périodiques canadiens, CSA Social Services Abstracts, CSA Sociological Abstracts, CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Historical Abstracts, International Development Abstracts, PAIS International in Print, Standard Periodical Directory

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Impact

Impact factor

0.96LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

1Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.9Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

2.1LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

2.1Publisher website · 2026-09-29

SJR 2026-06

0.38LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.38Publisher website · 2026-09-29

SNIP 2026-06

0.9LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

0.9Publisher website · 2026-09-29

h-index

65OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

452OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.71OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

10%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

19.54%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

31LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

125,000Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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Other sources

Acceptance rate (publisher)

15%Publisher website · 2026-09-29

Submission to first decision

9 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29

First decision after review

188 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29

Acceptance to publication

79 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website

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.

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Publisher

Taylor & Francis

ISSN

0225-5189

Electronic ISSN

2158-9100

Society / sponsor

Canadian Association for Study of International Development Studies

Latest issue on the website

Volume 47, Issue 2 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website