The Canadian Journal of Development Studies is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, bilingual forum for critical research and reflection on the complex problems of international development theory, policy and practice. The CJDS publishes articles and review essays, and the Journal aims to keep readers informed with occasional commentaries, practical notes and reviews of recent books and other media on international development. The CJDS is global in its outlook and encourages contributions from scholars and practitioners around the world.
Submissions are invited in English or in French. We welcome theoretical papers, particularly if they offer thought-provoking interdisciplinary analysis; preference is given, however, to articles based on empirical research, case studies, or field work that has significant implications for international development policy and practice. We welcome contributions from all areas of international development studies but require that papers are written in a way that is accessible to our diverse audience of students, scholars and practitioners. Use of disciplinary jargon is therefore discouraged. Papers that use econometric evidence should do so sparingly and ensure the results are clearly explained for the Journal’s interdisciplinary audience. We also welcome short, incisive articles concerning current international development practice, policies or teaching, or which open a dialogue on questions raised in earlier issues of the CJDS.
Founded in 1980, the CJDS remains the only Canadian scholarly journal devoted exclusively to the study of international development. It is published quarterly by the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID), in partnership with Routledge. Membership of the Association includes a subscription to the CJDS.
The CJDS is edited at the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO). Editorial administration is also housed at UBCO. The CJDS is published with the assistance of grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada.
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double-anonymous peer review.
Orientation éditoriale
La Revue canadienne d’études du développement est une revue à comité de lecture, multidisciplinaire, bilingue qui vise à l’avancement de la recherche et de la réflexion critique sur des problèmes complexes de la théorie, de la politique et de la pratique du développement international. La Revue publie des articles et des critiques avec des commentaires occasionnels, des notes de terrain, des comptes rendus de livres récemment parus et d’autres dispositifs sur le développement international. La Revue porte une perspective globale sollicitant des contributions d’universitaires et de praticiens de partout dans le monde.
La Revue accueille les textes rédigés en anglais ou en français. Nous acceptons des travaux théoriques qui suscitent de nouvelles interrogations interdisciplinaires. La préférence est cependant accordée aux travaux fondés sur la recherche empirique, les études de cas ou les travaux de terrain susceptibles d’avoir des retombées en matière de politique et de pratique de développement. Nous acceptons aussi des contributions de tous les domaines d’étude du développement, mais elles doivent être rédigées d’une manière qui est accessible aux divers publics d’étudiants, de chercheurs et de praticiens. L’usage de jargon technique et spécifique est donc fortement déconseillé. Les articles fondés sur des travaux de nature économétrique doivent limiter le recours aux équations et bien expliquer au public interdisciplinaire l’intérêt de la démarche et des résultats.
Fondée en 1980, La Revue demeure le seul périodique universitaire canadien voué exclusivement à l’étude du développement international. Elle est publiée quatre fois par an par l’Association canadienne d’études du développement international (ACÉDI), en partenariat avec Routledge. L’adhésion comprend un abonnement.
La Revue est éditée à l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique Okanagan (UBCO). Le secrétariat de rédaction se situe aussi à UBCO. La Revue est subventionnée par la Conseil de recherche en sciences humaines et le Centre de recherche pour le développement international.
Évaluation par les pairs : tous les articles de recherche ont été soumis à une évaluation rigoureuse par les pairs à double aveugle, après avoir été relus par le comité de rédaction.
Journal metrics
Usage
119K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.9 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
2.0 (2023) 5 year IF
5.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.175 (2023) SNIP
0.779 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
28 days avg. from submission to first
decision
160 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
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.
Editorial Board / Comité de rédaction Helen Yanacopulos (Editor / Directrice) – University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) John D. Cameron (Deputy Editor / Directeur Adjoint) – Dalhousie University Charmain Levy (Deputy Editor / Directrice Adjointe) – University of Quebec in Outaouais Sylvie Babadjide – Carleton University Dorothée Boccanfuso – Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Angela Crack – Portsmouth University Marie-Eve Desrosiers – University of Ottawa Bettina Engels – Free University Berlin Samantha Fox – Michigan State University Christophe Gironde – Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Mwangi wa Githinji – University of Massachusetts, Amherst Etienne Roy Grégoire – McGill University Pascale Hatcher – University of Canterbury Robert Huish – Dalhousie University Lavagnon Ika – University of Ottawa Khan Islam – University of British Columbia Mathilde Maitrot – University of Bath Alessandra Mezzadri – School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Julius Mugwagwa – University College London Ananya Mukherjee Reed – Shiv Nadar University Jesse Salah Ovadia – University of Windsor Nicolas Pons-Vignon – University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland Paloma Raggo – Carleton University Mindi Schneider – Wageningen University Adam Sneyd – University of Guelph Liam Swiss – Acadia University Oliver Walton – University of Bath Rosalind Warner – Okanagan College
Book Reviews Editor / Éditeur de critiques de livres Segun David Fatudimu, University of British Columbia Okanagan
Administrative Editor / Responsable de rédaction Jess Herdman – University of British Columbia Okanagan
Translation, Editing / Traduction, révision Anne-Benedicte Claret – University of British Columbia Okanagan
International Advisory Board / Comité consultatif international Jérôme Ballet – Université de Bordeaux Jun Borras – International Institute of Social Studies Paul Bowles – University of Northern British Columbia Ray Bush – Leeds University James Copestake – University of Bath James Cypher – Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas Cristina D’Alessandro – Agence nationale de la recherche (France) Arjan de Haan – International Development Research Center Adam Fforde – Victoria University Maria Sagrario Floro – American University Augustin Fosu – Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana - Legon Ricardo Grinspun – York University Deborah Johnston – South Bank University London Naila Kabeer – London School of Economics and Political Science Cristóbal Kay – International Institute of Social Studies Richard Kozul-Wright – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Peter Lawrence – Keele University Jacqui Leckie – Victoria University of Wellington Winnie Lem – Trent University Jens Lerche – School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Fiona MacPhail – University of Northern British Columbia Philip McMichael – Cornell University William Moseley – Macalester College Ronaldo Munck – Dublin City University Carlos Oya – School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Jan Nederveen Pieterse – University of California Santa Barbara Sarah Radcliffe – University of Cambridge Shahra Razavi – International Labour Organization Jaqueline Solway – Trent University David Styan – Birkbeck College, University of London John Taylor – London South Bank University Dzodzi Tsikata – Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana - Legon Imraan Valodia – University of Witwatersrand Howard White – Campbell Collaboration
Abstracting and indexing
ABC Pol. Sci., America: History and Life, CAB Abstracts, Canadian Periodical Index/Index des périodiques canadiens, CSA Social Services Abstracts, CSA Sociological Abstracts, CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Historical Abstracts, International Development Abstracts, International Political Science Abstracts/Documentation politique internationale, PAIS International in Print, Scopus, Social Sciences Citation Index, Standard Periodical Directory.
Open access
Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue canadienne d'études du développement is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. 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)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
The Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID) is a national, bilingual, interdisciplinary and pluralistic association devoted to the promotion of new knowledge in the broad field of international development. CASID is a membership-based organization. Its executive board is drawn from the membership ranks, the CASID annual conference is organized principally for and by members, CASID members contribute to the Canadian Journal of Development Studies, and much of the news, updates, and publication information found on the association’s website is generated and contributed by CASID members. On this site, you can find information on the benefits of membership in CASID as well as the avenues by which you can become a member.
To accomplish its mission to promote and support international development studies in Canada and abroad, CASID maintains a listserv and a blog to enhance communication and the sharing of information among interested and engaged IDS people worldwide. CASID organizes one annual conference and sponsors five regional events per year. The ambition of both the annual conference and the regional events is to bring together people working and studying in the broad field of international development to share opinions, experiences and research findings, to enhance networking and communication in the IDS community, and to facilitate the emergence of new development researchers and practitioners through active interaction and cooperation with Development Studies and related programs in Canadian universities and colleges.
CASID also oversees the publication of two periodicals, the Canadian Journal of Development Studies (CJDS) and the Development Forum. The CJDS is CASID's flagship publication. Established in 1980, the CJDS is Canada's international and interdisciplinary journal for the discussion of a wide range of development issues. The Development Forum is published two or three times a year, deriving its content from CASID-sponsored Development Forum conferences. It is meant to be a policy-focused publication written by academics and professionals, but not for academics and professionals.
CASID is grateful to the IDRC for financial support.
L’association canadienne d’études du développement international (ACÉDI) est une association nationale, bilingue, interdisciplinaire et pluraliste consacrée à l’avancement du savoir dans le domaine du développement international. L’ACÉDI repose essentiellement sur l’implication de ses membres. Son bureau de direction est issu des rangs de ses membres, la conférence annuelle est organisée par l’ACÉDI principalement pour et par ses membres, la Revue canadienne d'études du développement permet à aux membres de diffuser leurs résultats de recherche, et l’information diffusée sur le site de l’ACÉDI est en grande partie issue de ses membres.
Afin de mettre en valeur la communauté des chercheurs et des praticiens en développement au Canada et à l’international, l’ACÉDI maintient une liste de diffusion électronique et un blogue qui facilitent le partage d’informations et les communications entre les personnes intéressées par ces questions. De plus, l’ACÉDI organise une conférence et parraine environ cinq événements régionaux chaque année, dans l’objectif d’animer des réflexions et des débats sur les enjeux du développement international, de faciliter le réseautage parmi les étudiants, les universitaires, les chercheurs, les décideurs et les praticiens impliqués dans le développement international et de promouvoir l’émergence de nouveaux chercheurs et praticiens, à travers sa collaboration étroite avec les programmes d’études du développement et autres programmes pertinents dans les collèges et universités du Canada.
L’ACÉDI supervise aussi la publication de deux périodiques, soit la Revue canadienne d’études du développement (la Revue) et Development Forum. La Revue, fondée en 1980, est la publication officielle de l’ACÉDI. Publiée quatre fois l’an, elle offre aux chercheurs, praticiens et décideurs une tribune interdisciplinaire et bilingue de diffusion et d’échange sur les approches tant innovatrices que traditionnelles du développement. Development Forum, qui puise son contenu d’une série de symposiums organisée par l’ACÉDI, est publié deux ou trois fois par année. Il s’agit d’une courte publication orientée sur les politiques et les enjeux importants du développement international, destinée à un public non spécialisé.
L’ACÉDI remercie le CRDI pour son appui financier.
Print ISSN:
0225-5189
Online ISSN:
2158-9100
4 issues per year
Call for special issue proposals
The Canadian Journal of Development Studies /Revue canadienne d’études du développement welcomes Special Issue proposals from researchers in the field. Guest editors for special issues manage the review process for their special issue, with full support from our editorial team.
Topics should be within the Aims & Scope of the journal. At present we particularly welcome proposals in: Post-COVID development; Southern paradigms of Development; the Poverty/Climate nexus; and Food and energy security. However, we encourage any topic that has the potential to advance research in the field and generate high-quality scholarship , providing we have not recently published an issue on a closely related area.
Articles in a special issue can be in either French or English.
As guest editor(s) you will be selecting suitable reviewers for the submitted articles using our online system; it is vital that you are aware of those working in the area concerned, internationally.
All articles go through peer review.
Articles developed from conference presentations or workshops can be considered as a Special Issue. However, they should not have been published elsewhere in their submitted form, either as a collection or as individual articles.
When submitting an article, authors should follow the Instructions for Authors at the journal’s home page.
Before making a proposal, please look at the last few years of the published journal to ensure that you are not duplicating a topic covered recently as either a Special Issue or Special Section (a shorter collection within a journal issue). Please also consider whether your topic is likely to attract sufficient high-quality research – in particular consider whether the topic is too broad, or too specialized, to be of interest to potential authors.
Making a proposal Special Issue proposals may be for an ‘open’ call, or for a ‘closed’ call. Closed calls are preferred: this is where the Special Issue guest editors have already identified and obtained agreement to submit an article from specific authors and have details on the proposed articles. In both cases, please prepare an initial proposal in the required format. If your proposal is of interest, we will invite you to submit a full proposal for consideration by the CJDS/ La Revue Editorial Board.
Further information For a guide to the required proposal format, please contact the managing editor.
Please read the guidance carefully before sending your proposal.
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