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DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
ISSN 0012-1533 · eISSN 1746-1049 · Wiley-Blackwell
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.76; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,760; review about 4 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 7% (journal website); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and International Development and Aid, together about 30.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Developing Economies is a multi-disciplinary quarterly journal of development studies that publishes original research articles on issues relating to developing countries, transition and emerging economies, and developed countries before the take-off. Its unique feature is to welcome both quantitative articles supported by statistical evidence, and qualitative articles based on new data and/or a deep understanding of a specific country, region, or event, which explain new hypotheses, viewpoints, or insights. We expect such qualitative articles to encourage future research that takes a more rigorous empirical approach. The Developing Economies also publishes survey articles with original viewpoints. We hope our articles will reach a broad audience ranging from academic researchers to policymakers and practitioners. The Developing Economies is the official journal of the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO). Abstracting and Indexing Information ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) AgBiotech News & Information (CABI) Business Premium Collection (ProQuest) CAB Abstracts® (CABI) Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Excerpta Indonesica (KITLV & IIAS) GEOBASE (Elsevier) Global Health (CABI) Horticultural Science Abstracts (CABI) Irrigation & Drainage Abstracts (CABI) Journal Citation Reports/Social Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) Proquest Business Collection (ProQuest) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Central K-138 Protozoological Abstracts (CABI) RePEc: Research Papers in Economics Research Library (ProQuest) Research Library Prep (ProQuest) Review of Medical & Veterinary Entomology (CABI) Rice Abstracts (CABI) Rural Development Abstracts (CABI) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Soils & Fertilizers Abstracts (CABI) Tropical Diseases Bulletin (CABI) World Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Abstracts (CABI)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.2%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.5%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences8.4%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.4%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Asian Industrial and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.7%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences4.4%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, RePEc
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.76LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 402OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 34Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 54,335Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,191 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 14 | 12 |
| 2025 | 43 | 23 | 12 |
| 2024 | 43 | 18 | 35 |
| 2023 | 45 | 18 | 49 |
| 2022 | 41 | 4 | 34 |
| 2021 | 45 | 9 | 241 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (59% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,760 / EUR 2,280 / GBP 1,840 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- articleArticle (less than 10,000 words)Length not stated
- surveyssion: Article (less than 10,000 words) Survey Article (less than 15,000 words; authors should specify in submitting if their submission imain text ≤ 15,000 words
- survey articleSurvey Article (less than 15,000 words; authors should specify in submitting if their submission is a Survey Article)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Disclosing the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI use must be disclosed transparently and in detail in the Methods section. Model summary
If you or your coauthors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section. Find more details on Wiley’s AI guidelines for researchers and Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Data availability statement required with submission; journal encourages data sharing via public repositories. Model summary
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics COPE
Follows COPE ethical standards and Wiley's Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics. Model summary
This journal adheres to the ethical standards and guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Authors can find COPE’s resources and recommendations at https://publicationethics.org/. This journal uses screening approaches, for example, to check content for originality, data manipulation, and image manipulation. Any concerns raised via the use of screening software, or from editors, pee…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
ORCID iD required for submitting author and all authors. Model summary
This journal requires the submitting author and all authors to provide their ORCID iD—a unique, persistent identifier available at no charge to researchers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Model
We follow a single-anonymized peer review model for eligible submissions. Under this model, reviewers are aware of the authors’ identities, but reviewer identities are not disclosed to authors. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least one anonymous reviewer, with editorial oversight throughout the review process. Manuscripts authored by Editors or Editorial Board me…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: accepts submissions previously published on preprint servers; authors may also post submitted versions to preprint servers at any time. Model summary
This journal accepts submissions previously published on preprint servers. You will be asked to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You can review Wiley’s preprint policy to learn more.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0012-1533
- Electronic ISSN
- 1746-1049
- Society / sponsor
- Institute of Developing Economies
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
What CAS zone is DEVELOPING ECONOMIES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, DEVELOPING ECONOMIES 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 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of DEVELOPING ECONOMIES?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.76; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at DEVELOPING ECONOMIES?
The publisher reports about 4 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 7% (2025). 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 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Optional. 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 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, DEVELOPING ECONOMIES is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is DEVELOPING ECONOMIES open access, and what is the APC?
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,760.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .