Journal profile · Multiple
Economic Development and Cultural Change
ISSN 0013-0079 · eISSN 1539-2988 · University of Chicago Press
Economic Development and Cultural Change: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.71; subscription journal; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economic Development and Cultural Change is published by University of Chicago Press and is in Zone 3 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Local Government Finance and Decentralization, together about 23% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frequency: 4 issues/year ISSN: 0013-0079 E-ISSN: 1539-2988 2025 JCR Impact Factor*: 1.8 Ranked #26 out of 184 “Area Studies" journals; and ranked #38 out of 66 in "Development Studies” journals 2025 CiteScore*: 3.3 Ranked #315 out of 755 “Economics and Econometrics” journals; and ranked #115 out of 314 in "Development" journals Economic Development and Cultural Change (EDCC) publishes studies that use modern theoretical and empirical approaches to examine both the determinants and the effects of various dimensions of economic development and cultural change. EDCC’s focus is on empirical papers with analytic underpinnings, concentrating on microlevel evidence, that use appropriate data to test theoretical models and explore policy impacts related to economic development. View content coverage periods and institutional full-run subscription rates for Economic Development and Cultural Change. *Journal Impact Factor™ 2024 courtesy of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR)™ (Clarivate 2025). Scopus CiteScore (Elsevier B.V.). Retrieved June 2025, from scopus.com/sources. Press ReleasesMedia University of Chicago Press journals earn top rankings in 2025 indices August 27, 2026 University of Chicago Press journals earn top rankings in 2024 indices August 8, 2025 University of Chicago Press journals earn top rankings in 2023 indices September 17, 2024 All press releases Rethinking informality in Africa Read the Economic Development and Cultural Change article cited in Brookings June 10, 2026 With $1K in cash aid, he built a life-changing barbershop. Now cash aid is under fire Read the Economic Development and Cultural Change article cited in NPR September 10, 2025 Are cash transfers good for jobs? Read the Economic Development and Cultural Change article cited in Brookings August 12, 2025 All media
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Prashant BharadwajPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences8.9%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.2%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences5.9%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences5.8%
- Culture, Economy, and Development StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences5.2%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences4.6%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 166OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,636OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,846 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 50 | 9 | 40 |
| 2024 | 44 | 8 | 132 |
| 2023 | 45 | 12 | 277 |
| 2022 | 52 | 18 | 415 |
| 2021 | 63 | 28 | 939 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 0013-0079
- Electronic ISSN
- 1539-2988
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economic Development and Cultural Change
What CAS zone is Economic Development and Cultural Change in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Economic Development and Cultural Change is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Area Studies / Economics / Development Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Economic Development and Cultural Change?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.71; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 166.
Which databases index Economic Development and Cultural Change?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economic Development and Cultural Change is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Economic Development and Cultural Change open access, and what is the APC?
Economic Development and Cultural Change is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .