Community Development

Aims & Scope

Community Development is the peer-reviewed journal of the Community Development Society.

Community Development is devoted to improving knowledge and practice in the field of purposive community change.

The mission of the journal is to advance critical theory, research, and practice in all domains of community development, including sociocultural, political, environmental, and economic.

The journal welcomes manuscripts that report research; evaluate theory, methods, and techniques; examine community problems; or critically analyze the profession itself.

Articles may address current issues including the environment and sustainability; food systems; land use; poverty; race, ethnicity, and gender; participation and social justice; economic development; health; housing; and other important topics impacting the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.421

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	31

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13313

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	250

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Spiraling-Up: Mapping Community Transformation with Community Capitals Framework

  Citation: 579

  Authors: Mary, Cornelia

• Choice and Accommodation in Parental Child Care Decisions

  Citation: 190

  Authors: Marcia K., Lucy P.

• Theories of Poverty and Anti-Poverty Programs in Community Development

  Citation: 153

  Authors: Ted K.

• Conceptualizing community development in the twenty-first century

  Citation: 142

  Authors: David, Mark A.

• Conceptualizing community resilience: Revisiting conceptual distinctions

  Citation: 128

  Authors: David, Bernardo, Hua, Dongoh, Sigrid

• Bonding and Bridging Social Capital: The Interactive Effects on Community Action

  Citation: 122

  Authors: Kerry, Jan, Vern

• Community Development and Community Resilience: An Integrative Approach

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Alex, John, Kate

• The Post-Place Community: Contributions to the Debate about the Definition of Community

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Ted K.

• Community development agreements in the mining industry: an emerging global phenomenon

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Ciaran

• Supporting rural entrepreneurship: a review of conceptual developments from research to practice

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Michael William-Patrick

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