Development Studies Research ( DSR) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that provides a platform to further debates on development studies and development issues.
DSR is intended for both academics and practitioners, including policymakers. It aims to examine issues in all areas of development and across the globe – with a particular, but not exclusive, focus on low- and middle-income countries. The journal publishes original empirical, theoretical and policy-oriented research.
All DSR papers are published open access. This ensures that anyone, anywhere, can engage with the valuable work being carried out by the myriad of academics and practitioners engaged in development research. The readership of DSR demonstrates that our goal of reaching as broad an audience as possible is being achieved. Papers are accessed by over 140 countries, some reaching over 9,000 downloads. The importance of the journal to impact is thus critical and the significance of OA to development researchers, exponential.
DSR has examined numerous development issues including:
Indigenous struggles
Aid effectiveness
Small-scale farming for poverty reduction
Sustainable entrepreneurship
Agricultural development
Climate risk
The resource curse and paradox of plenty.
We encourage submissions on those issues, as well as on all other development topics, which include (but are not restricted to):
the SDGs
deprivation and inequalities
gender equity
socioeconomic gradients in education and health
environmental and social sustainability
any form of discrimination
capabilities, human and community development
migration, displacement and refugees
democracy and conflicts
justice and fairness
micro- and macro-economic analyses
Covid-19 impact on development
The journal publishes research articles and review pieces, and operates a rigorous peer review policy based on initial editor screening, double anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees, and consequent revision by article authors when required.
Journal metrics
Usage
160K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
3.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.178 (2023) SNIP
0.405 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
8 days avg. from submission to first
decision
63 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
19 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
20% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Edward Allison - University of Washington, USA Alex Arnall - University of Reading, UK Glenn Banks - Massey University, New Zealand Till Bärnighausen - Harvard University, USA Tom Bassett - University of Illinois, USA Andrea Behrends - Martin-Luther-University, Germany Manfred Bienefeld - Carleton University, Canada John Burton - Australian National University, Australia Noel Castree - Manchester University, UK Cynthia Caron - Clark University, USA Suzanne Clisby - University of Hull, UK John Gledhill - University of Manchester, UK Richard Heeks - University of Manchester, UK Gavin Hilson - University of Surrey, UK Simrit Kaur - University of Delhi, India Deanna Kemp - University of Queensland, Australia Katsushi Imai - University of Manchester, UK Laura Jobson - Monash University, Australia Nuria Molina - ActionAid, UK Peter Nolan - University of Cambridge, UK Elissaios Papyrakis - Erasmus University, The Netherlands Antonio Savoia - University of Manchester, UK Ben Selwyn - University of Sussex, UK Heike Schroeder - University of East Anglia, UK Elaine Unterhalter - University of London, UK Jingzhong Ye - China Agricultural University, China
Abstracting and indexing
Development Studies Research is currently abstracted/indexed in: SCOPUS and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
Open access
Development Studies Research is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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