Journal profile · DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Journal of International Development
ISSN 0954-1748 · eISSN 1099-1328 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of International Development: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.96; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,350; median 247 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 5% (journal website); 100 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of International Development is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 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 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, together about 33.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of International Development is an inter-disciplinary journal that aims to publish the best research on international development issues in a form that is accessible to practitioners and policy-makers as well as to an academic audience. Alongside its main focus on international development, the Journal does not represent any particular school of development thought, analytical technique or methodological approach, but aims to publish high quality scientific contributions to ideas, frameworks, policy and practice that make a significant and novel contribution to the field of international development. Contributions on the Global North and Global South are welcome, although the journal particularly encourages contributions from researchers from the Global South or working on research that address challenges in the Global South. The Journal has invited Special Issues, which comprise several articles focusing on a theme at the frontier of knowledge in the field of international development. The journal no longer accepts submissions of Book Reviews, Field Reports, Short Reports and unsolicited proposals for Special Issues. The editorial team will either be "commissioning" and/or putting out open calls for Special Issues in future.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Norway 1, Ireland 1, Sri Lanka 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences14.4%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences11.2%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences6.3%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Agricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| 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)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedCAB AbstractsEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, RePEc
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
- 1.96LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,502OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 83Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 275,139Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,807 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 27 | 13 |
| 2025 | 100 | 58 | 149 |
| 2024 | 117 | 72 | 505 |
| 2023 | 153 | 100 | 1,036 |
| 2022 | 125 | 69 | 1,213 |
| 2021 | 105 | 34 | 1,138 |
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
247 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 164 days – 342 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 300 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (186 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) 2025
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 278 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,350 / EUR 2,770 / GBP 2,220 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- Discussions; Field Notes; Short Reports
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open Access
You’ll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC. You can read more about APC's here and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts, through your institution, funder, or a country waiver.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Submission and Peer Review Process
New submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission portal <https://authors.wiley.com/journal/JID>. Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, you will be directed to make your revisions via the same submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at anytime by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0954-1748
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-1328
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 6 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of International Development
What CAS zone is Journal of International Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of International Development is in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of International Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.96; CiteScore 4, h-index 121.
How long does peer review take at Journal of International Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 247 days (interquartile range 164–342 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5% (2025). 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 are the manuscript requirements of Journal of International Development?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of International Development based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Norway (1), Ireland (1) and Sri Lanka (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of International Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of International Development is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, CAB Abstracts, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of International Development open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of International Development is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,350.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .