Journal profile · DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Journal of Developing Societies
ISSN 0169-796X · eISSN 1745-2546 · SAGE
Journal of Developing Societies: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Developing Societies is published by SAGE 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 Income, Poverty, and Inequality, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences11.1%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences8.2%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences5.1%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences4.7%
- Corruption and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.5%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences4.5%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Social and Economic Development in IndiaSocial 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 | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 191OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 570 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 13 | 36 |
| 2024 | 26 | 9 | 57 |
| 2023 | 23 | 9 | 71 |
| 2022 | 19 | 7 | 132 |
| 2021 | 25 | 10 | 217 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0169-796X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-2546
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Developing Societies
What CAS zone is Journal of Developing Societies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Developing Societies is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Development Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Developing Societies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Developing Societies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Developing Societies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Developing Societies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .