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Development Policy Review

Wiley · United Kingdom · ISSN 0950-6764, 1467-7679

ITS Journal Score67.9
Global rank#8,019
Rank in Social Sciences#670 of 19,437
h-index96
Open access 2021–202563%

Overview

Development Policy Review, published by Wiley (United Kingdom), published 377 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 2,388 citations in those years. Its h-index is 96 and its two-year mean citedness is 1.66. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #8,019 of 62,158 ranked journals and #670 of 19,437 in Social Sciences.

Key figures

Papers 2021–2025377
Citations 2021–20252,388
Citations per paper6.3
h-index96
i10-index822
2-year mean citedness1.66
Open-access share63%
Change in papers, 2020→2025+10%
Article fee (APC)Not recorded

Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations receivedOpen-access papers
20206287828
20217895336
20227468148
20239047061
20246719048
2025689445

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

Similar journals

Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.

JournalFieldScorePapers 2021–2025Open access
The Review of International OrganizationsSocial Sciences75.020265%
Progress in Development StudiesSocial Sciences58.417140%
Forum for Development StudiesSocial Sciences62.313752%
Journal of International DevelopmentSocial Sciences72.760056%
European Journal of Development ResearchSocial Sciences71.238471%
South African Journal of International AffairsSocial Sciences63.922929%
International development policy/Revue internationale de politique de développementSocial Sciences56.291100%
Global PolicySocial Sciences73.178872%

Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 0950-6764
  • Print ISSN: 0950-6764
  • Electronic ISSN: 1467-7679
  • Publisher: Wiley
  • Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
  • Crossref: Not yet checked
  • OpenAlex: S132415769
  • Journal website: onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.

Questions

What is the ITS Journal Score of Development Policy Review?

It is 67.9 out of 100, which places it #8,019 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.

What is the impact factor of Development Policy Review?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 1.66.

Is Development Policy Review open access?

63% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.

Does Development Policy Review charge a publication fee?

No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.