Journal profile · DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Progress in Development Studies
ISSN 1464-9934 · eISSN 1477-027X · SAGE
Progress in Development Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.49; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Progress in Development Studies is published by SAGE and is in Zone 3 of Sociology 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 Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development, together about 35.4% 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 Sciences19%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences8.3%
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences8%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences5%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.7%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences4%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | 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
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
- 1.49LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 327OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,169 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 7 | 5 |
| 2025 | 21 | 13 | 21 |
| 2024 | 24 | 11 | 33 |
| 2023 | 38 | 17 | 127 |
| 2022 | 26 | 10 | 128 |
| 2021 | 63 | 18 | 421 |
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
- 1464-9934
- Electronic ISSN
- 1477-027X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Progress in Development Studies
What CAS zone is Progress in Development Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Progress in Development Studies is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Development Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Progress in Development Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.49; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 66.
Which databases index Progress in Development Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Progress in Development Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Progress in Development Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Progress in Development Studies 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .