Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Finance and Development
ISSN 0145-1707 · eISSN 1564-5142 · International Monetary Fund
Finance and Development: subscription journal; 4 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Finance and Development is published by International Monetary Fund. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Financial Crisis and Policies, Economic, financial, and policy analysis and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, together about 48.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance20.6%
- Economic, financial, and policy analysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.4%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.2%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences11%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences3.6%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q4 | 717/876 | 18th |
| Development | Q4 | 266/314 | 15th |
| Finance | Q4 | 305/342 | 10th |
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
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 169OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 930 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 152 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 302 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 408 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 392 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 355 |
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
- International Monetary Fund
- ISSN
- 0145-1707
- Electronic ISSN
- 1564-5142
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Finance and Development
Which databases index Finance and Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Finance and Development is indexed in Scopus.
Is Finance and Development open access, and what is the APC?
Finance and Development 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; 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: .