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IDS BULLETIN-INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
ISSN 0265-5012 · eISSN 1759-5436 · Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, University of Sussex
IDS BULLETIN-INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.32; fully open access; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IDS BULLETIN-INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES is published by Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, University of Sussex 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 International Development and Aid, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Human Rights and Development, together about 30.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences17.2%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences8.9%
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.8%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences4.6%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences4.5%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Agricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
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 | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Development Studies | 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 | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,006OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 85.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,911 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 3 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 91 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 51 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 107 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 194 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 113 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, University of Sussex
- ISSN
- 0265-5012
- Electronic ISSN
- 1759-5436
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IDS BULLETIN-INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
What CAS zone is IDS BULLETIN-INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IDS BULLETIN-INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies / Development Studies. 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 IDS BULLETIN-INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.32; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 92.
Which databases index IDS BULLETIN-INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IDS BULLETIN-INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is IDS BULLETIN-INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES open access, and what is the APC?
IDS BULLETIN-INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .