Journal profile
Review of Economics and Development Studies
ISSN 2519-9692 · eISSN 2519-9706 · SPCRD Global Publishing · Pakistan
Review of Economics and Development Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of Economics and Development Studies is published by SPCRD Global Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Global trade and economics, together about 23.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Since Review of Economics and Development Studies (READS) specializes in quantitative economic and development policy analysis, the target readers of the journal include economists and other social scientists in government, business, international agencies, universities, and research institutions. The journal strives to provide the most current and best research in the field of economics and development. The major purpose of publishing READS is to disseminate applied knowledge, quality of research and generate debate on the contemporary issues in Applied Economics, Development and Business Economics in all its allied disciplines. The READS aims at exploring the latest developments in all branches of Economics, Development Studies and Business Economics. This research journal is truly international in scope, covering all arenas & areas of developed, developing and emerging economies in the context of all disciplines of Economics and Development Studies. The READS considers articles written in all areas of economics and development studies in emerging economies including but not limited to microeconomics, macroeconomics, financial economics, environmental economics, sustainable economic growth and development, monetary economics, econometrics, agriculture economics, international economics, managerial economics, labor economics, public finance, political economy, game theory, health economics, development studies, population studies, national economy, monetary and financial economics, applied economics, behavioral and experimental economics, education economics, applied management, commerce, regional economics, education in the economy, the law and economics, the industrial organization, economic history, economics of the natural resources and climate change, environmental economics, industry structure and public policy, economic modeling and policy, corporate finance, psychology and economics, gender studies, business studies and management issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Abou BakarPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Pakistan 6, Malaysia 3, United States 2, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.4%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting6.7%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences5.6%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences5.6%
- Economic Growth and DevelopmentComputer Science5.4%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
HEC Pakistan, HJRSPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 346 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 201 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 274 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 391 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 312 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 218 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-NC | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License Model summary
The SPCRD Global Publishing and READS adhere to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access Policy Model summary
SPCRD Global Publishing and READS follow an Open Access Policy for copyright and licensing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Policy
In accordance with the guidelines of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan and Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Review of Economics and Development Studies (READS) observes Zero Tolerance to plagiarism. We use Turnitin for all research papers submitted to detect possible plagiarism. If the total similarity is more than 20% and the single source is more than 5%, the paper will be return…
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
- SPCRD Global Publishing
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2519-9692
- Electronic ISSN
- 2519-9706
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of Economics and Development Studies
How long does peer review take at Review of Economics and Development Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Review of Economics and Development Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Review of Economics and Development Studies based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Pakistan (6), Malaysia (3) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Review of Economics and Development Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of Economics and Development Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Review of Economics and Development Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Review of Economics and Development Studies 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: .