Journal profile · Social Sciences-Development
Development Studies Research
ISSN 2166-5095 · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
Development Studies Research: fully open access; APC about USD 1,680; median 153 days to acceptance (57 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Development Studies Research is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Development and Aid, Income, Poverty, and Inequality and Agricultural Innovations and Practices, together about 27.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Development Studies Research ( DSR) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that provides a platform to further debates on development studies and development issues. DSR is intended for both academics and practitioners, including policymakers. It aims to examine issues in all areas of development and across the globe – with a particular, but not exclusive, focus on low- and middle-income countries. The journal publishes original empirical, theoretical and policy-oriented research. All DSR papers are published open access. This ensures that anyone, anywhere, can engage with the valuable work being carried out by the myriad of academics and practitioners engaged in development research. The readership of DSR demonstrates that our goal of reaching as broad an audience as possible is being achieved. Papers are accessed by over 140 countries, some reaching over 9,000 downloads. The importance of the journal to impact is thus critical and the significance of OA to development researchers, exponential. DSR has examined numerous development issues including: Indigenous struggles Aid effectiveness Small-scale farming for poverty reduction Sustainable entrepreneurship Agricultural development Climate risk The resource curse and paradox of plenty. We encourage submissions on those issues, as well as on all other development topics, which include (but are not restricted to): the SDGs deprivation and inequalities gender equity socioeconomic gradients in education and health environmental and social sustainability any form of discrimination capabilities, human and community development migration, displacement and refugees democracy and conflicts justice and fairness micro- and macro-economic analyses Covid-19 impact on development The journal publishes research articles and review pieces, and operates a rigorous peer review policy based on initial editor screening, double anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees, and consequent revision by article authors when required.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Development
Editor-in-chief Lucio EspositoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences10.2%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences8.7%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.4%
- Economic Growth and DevelopmentComputer Science7.2%
- Agricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences4.5%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Agricultural Development and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | Q2 | 80/314 | 74th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.69Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.32Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.54OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 9,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 244 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 648 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 718 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 728 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 599 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 440 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 321 |
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 · to
153 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 216 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (57 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 168 days
- Sample
- 57 articles with submission and acceptance dates (58 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 121 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,680 / GBP 1,344 / EUR 1,615 / AUD 2,340 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 790 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,250 / GBP 1,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Fully open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Development Studies Research is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymous peer review with initial editor screening and author revision when required. Model summary
operates a rigorous peer review policy based on initial editor screening, double anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees, and consequent revision by article authors when required
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
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2166-5095
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Development Studies Research
How long does peer review take at Development Studies Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 57 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 153 days (interquartile range 108–216 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12%. 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.
Which databases index Development Studies Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Development Studies Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Development Studies Research open access, and what is the APC?
Development Studies Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,680.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .