Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Innovation and Development
ISSN 2157-930X · eISSN 2157-9318 · Taylor & Francis
Innovation and Development: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 280 days to acceptance (53 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 15% (journal website); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Innovation and Development is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Economic Growth and Productivity, together about 38% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Management of Technology and Innovation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Innovation and Development is an interdisciplinary journal publishing high-quality original research on innovation, development and their interaction. Research published in the journal places innovation at the very heart of the development process and focuses on its evolutionary and institutional characteristics. Aims of the journal The aim of the journal is to provide a dedicated outlet and key reference point for researchers working at the intersection of innovation studies and development studies. The journal publishes research on development problems in low- and middle-income countries but also maintains a dedicated emphasis on exploring the intricate interplay between local and global dynamics, addressing globalisation and governance issues related to learning and innovation. The journal is particularly interested in research that is interdisciplinary and that has the potential to inform policy and practice. Scope of the journal Innovation and Development adopts a broad approach to innovation, as a socially embedded and evolutionary process which include technological, institutional and organisational aspects in all sectors of the economy and sections of society. It is unique in its comprehensive conception of innovation as a systemic process and one with potentially transformative effects on sustainable and inclusive development. Disciplinary groundings This focus of the journal cuts across the fields such of innovation studies and evolutionary economics, development studies and development economics, technology management, science of science, international business, entrepreneurship, economic geography, and organisational behaviour. We welcome manuscripts on a wide range of topics, theoretical frameworks, and methodological approaches, if they are theoretically rigorous and address novel, significant, and engaging questions related to innovation and development. Current priority themes The following is a list of priority themes which is currently given special attention by the editorial board: New and emerging technologies in the Global South Green transformations, technologies, and economic development Innovation for the SDGs Innovation and upgrading in agriculture. Greening and natural resources Local-global interfaces of technological and economic development New theories and methods for innovation and development research
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Editor-in-chief Claudia De FuentesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 5%); most named India 19, United Kingdom 8, Brazil 7, United States 6, Mainland China 5 (96 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting21.5%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8.3%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.2%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Innovation Policy and R&DEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- University-Industry-Government Innovation ModelsBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Economic and Technological InnovationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.61Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.99Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 165OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 76,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 453 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 29 | 15 | 61 |
| 2024 | 16 | 9 | 86 |
| 2023 | 30 | 12 | 201 |
| 2022 | 25 | 8 | 234 |
| 2021 | 56 | 14 | 733 |
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
280 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 221 days – 343 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (53 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 293 days
- Sample
- 53 articles with submission and acceptance dates (55 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 128 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 3 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Innovation and Development is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. 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 …
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
- ISSN
- 2157-930X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2157-9318
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Innovation and Development
What CAS zone is Innovation and Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Innovation and Development is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Development Studies / Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Innovation and Development?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Innovation and Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 53 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 280 days (interquartile range 221–343 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15%. 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 JCR quartile is Innovation and Development in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Management.
Where are the editorial board members of Innovation and Development based?
Of the 96 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (19), United Kingdom (8) and Brazil (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Innovation and Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Innovation and Development is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Innovation and Development open access, and what is the APC?
Innovation and Development is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .