Journal profile · Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Finance
Review of Development Finance
ISSN 1879-9337 · Africagrowth Institute
Review of Development Finance: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 10 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of Development Finance is published by Africagrowth Institute 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 Corporate Finance and Governance, Banking stability, regulation, efficiency and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, together about 32.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance and Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Finance
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting11.8%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting8.5%
- Economic Growth and DevelopmentComputer Science7.8%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
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 | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | 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
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Africagrowth Institute
- ISSN
- 1879-9337
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of Development Finance
What CAS zone is Review of Development Finance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of Development Finance is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Review of Development Finance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of Development Finance is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Review of Development Finance open access, and what is the APC?
Review of Development Finance is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .