Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Markets Globalization Development Review The Official Journal of the International Society of Markets and Development
ISSN 2473-4055 · Editorial Board of MGDR · United States
Markets Globalization Development Review The Official Journal of the International Society of Markets and Development: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Markets Globalization Development Review The Official Journal of the International Society of Markets and Development is published by Editorial Board of MGDR. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema History and Criticism, Globalization, Economics, and Policies and Cinema and Media Studies, together about 22.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
It is important to preface the Aims & Scope of this journal – Markets, Globalization & Development Review (MGDR) – with an acknowledgement of the intellectual history of the ideas and people that led to the creation of the International Society of Markets and Development (ISMD), the MGDR-sponsoring organization, and eventually spawned this journal. The pioneering people and influences were located in the applied disciplines of marketing and consumer research, but were in search of global, macro, and non-hegemonic orientations in the discussion of issues and ideas. Given this history, MGDR remains very open to interesting work coming out of applied social science disciplines, and, in addition, seeks to expand the scope of interests so that contributions from multiple disciplines – including pure social sciences and humanities – can enrich the knowledge about policy-oriented options pertaining to markets, globalization and development. MGDR is indexed in Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Examining the three core areas – markets, globalization and development – from interdisciplinary lenses, Markets, Globalization & Development Review (MGDR) is international in its scope and encourages global diversity in its topics and contributions. The editors invite the contributing authors to keep a spirit of openness in their writings; a receptivity to alternate, contested, controversial and evolving views on these three intersecting concepts. The editors also encourage research on alternative marketplaces, especially those with low or limited economic and social resources, envisioning alternative and sustainable routes that promise peaceful prosperity for everyone. Submissions to MGDR undergo a double-blind review process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Nikhilesh DholakiaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 10, United Kingdom 4, Türkiye 4, Canada 2, Taiwan, China 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities8.2%
- Globalization, Economics, and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Cultural Identity and RepresentationArts and Humanities6.7%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Corporate Social Responsibility and SustainabilityBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 199/692 | 71st |
| Marketing | Q3 | 166/221 | 25th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.84OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 222 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 98 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 79 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 137 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 139 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 100 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 accepted2, with length limits
- book reviewCommentaries: 3000 to 5000 words Media/Book Reviews: 1000 to 3000 words Emphasized Text Use italics to indicate text you with to emmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- commentaryerences): Articles: 8000 to 12000 words Commentaries: 3000 to 5000 words Media/Book Reviews: 1000 to 3000 words Emphasized Text Usemain text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Indexed by Scopus and DOAJ Model summary
MGDR is indexed by Scopus and by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
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
- Editorial Board of MGDR
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2473-4055
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 4 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Markets Globalization Development Review The Official Journal of the International Society of Markets and Development
How long does peer review take at Markets Globalization Development Review The Official Journal of the International Society of Markets and Development?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Markets Globalization Development Review The Official Journal of the International Society of Markets and Development based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (10), United Kingdom (4) and Türkiye (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Markets Globalization Development Review The Official Journal of the International Society of Markets and Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Markets Globalization Development Review The Official Journal of the International Society of Markets and Development is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Markets Globalization Development Review The Official Journal of the International Society of Markets and Development open access, and what is the APC?
Markets Globalization Development Review The Official Journal of the International Society of Markets and Development is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .