Journal profile · DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Third World Quarterly
ISSN 0143-6597 · eISSN 1360-2241 · Taylor & Francis
Third World Quarterly: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.34; hybrid open access; median 244 days to acceptance (122 articles, last 24 months); 238 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Third World Quarterly is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 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, Political Conflict and Governance and Peacebuilding and International Security, together about 32.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Taylor & Francis publishes knowledge and specialty research spanning humanities, social sciences, science and technology, engineering, medicine and healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences17.4%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.8%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences7.2%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.9%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities4.6%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 2 |
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
- 2.34LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 149OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,335OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 259LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,628 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 221 | 96 | 82 |
| 2025 | 238 | 113 | 551 |
| 2024 | 87 | 43 | 434 |
| 2023 | 164 | 90 | 1,319 |
| 2022 | 174 | 81 | 1,994 |
| 2021 | 168 | 83 | 2,985 |
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
244 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 164 days – 337 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (122 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 273 days
- Sample
- 122 articles with submission and acceptance dates (480 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0143-6597
- Electronic ISSN
- 1360-2241
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Third World Quarterly
What CAS zone is Third World Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Third World Quarterly is in Zone 2 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Development Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Third World Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.34; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 149.
How long does peer review take at Third World Quarterly?
Based on the dates recorded on 122 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 244 days (interquartile range 164–337 days). 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.
Which databases index Third World Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Third World Quarterly is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Third World Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Third World Quarterly is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .