Journal of Developing Societies

Social Sciences

Impact Factor
1.087
2023
H-Index
30.000
2023
SJR
0.320
2023

I. Journal Information

ISSN0169796X
CountryUnited Kingdom
PublisherSAGE Publications Ltd
Subject AreasSocial Sciences
Publication TypeJournals
Active Years1985-2021
WebsiteVisit journal
JIF 2022–20231.100

II. Scope & Description

The Journal of Developing Societies is a peerreviewed international journal on development and social change in all societies. JDS provides an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of theoretical perspectives research findings case studies policy analyses and normative critiques on the issues problems and policies associated with both mainstream and alternative approaches to development. The scope of the journal is not limited to articles on the Third World or the Global South rather it encompasses articles on development and change in the developed as well as developing societies of the world. The journal seeks to represent the full range of diverse theoretical and ideological viewpoints on development that exist in the contemporary international community.

III. Impact Factor History

Year2-Year IF3-Year IF4-Year IF
20231.0871.2991.626
20221.2001.4201.422
20210.8221.0451.438
20200.5560.9261.056
20190.8180.9380.932
20180.9090.7610.759
20170.6140.5310.600
20160.4650.4380.845
20150.3170.5410.608
20140.976——
20130.500——
20120.343——
20110.400——
20100.200——
20090.362——
20080.255——
20070.186——
20060.371——
20050.034——
20030.038——
20020.600——
20010.120——
20000.143——

Note: impact factor data for reference only.

IV. SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

SJR measures scientific influence, weighting citations by the prestige of the citing journal.

YearSJR Score
20230.320
20220.337
20210.317
20200.246
20190.295
20180.240
20170.228
20160.187
20150.191

V. H-Index

The H-Index measures both the productivity and citation impact of a journal's publications.

YearH-Index
202330.000
202227.000
202122.000

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