Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
International Journal of Happiness and Development
ISSN 2049-2790 · eISSN 2049-2804
International Journal of Happiness and Development: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); subscription journal; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Happiness and Development is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Health disparities and outcomes, together about 46.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The objective of IJHD is to encourage applied and pragmatic critical analysis of issues relating to happiness and development. The journal seeks to establish an effective channel of communication between researchers, policy makers, practitioners and readers interested in individual or societal happiness. IJHD contributes to policy debate or controversies which reflect a range of views on the causes of increased happiness and the consequences of individual or country levels of happiness.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Parviz Dabir-AlaiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology36.7%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Emotional Intelligence and PerformancePsychology4.2%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences3.9%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology3.7%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions3.5%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceEconLitPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 342 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 32 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 34 | 5 | 19 |
| 2023 | 26 | 3 | 21 |
| 2022 | 37 | 2 | 31 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 | 22 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 websiteAuthorship, Open access, Preprints
- Authorship
Article types invited Model summary
Research articles, case studies, technical reports and expanded conference papers are invited for submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
No APC except Open Access Model summary
There are no fees for publishing with Inderscience, unless you require your article to be OA. OA articles accepted for publication are available online and freely accessible to all without any restriction except use for commercial purposes; a fee must be paid by the author(s) for an article to be made OA. Open Access papers may be published according to the Inderscience Open Access option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Online submission required Model summary
All journals require the submission of articles via our online submissions system.
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
- ISSN
- 2049-2790
- Electronic ISSN
- 2049-2804
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Happiness and Development
What CAS zone is International Journal of Happiness and Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Happiness and Development is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Happiness and Development?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 16.
Which databases index International Journal of Happiness and Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Happiness and Development is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Happiness and Development open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Happiness 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .