Development in Practice

Aims & Scope

The mission of Development in Practice is to stimulate new thinking and ways of working related to development and humanitarianism globally.

The journal brings together academic rigour and practical perspectives with knowledge of development, sharing ideas and experiences among practitioners, scholars, policy shapers, and activists.

Contributors to this peer-reviewed journal represent a wide range of cultural and professional backgrounds and experience.

Development in Practice particularly encourages new writers as well as previously published authors.

We are committed to encouraging submissions from Southern authors and from those outside of academic institutions.

We also actively encourage and support authors whose first language is not English.

The journal is published in English.

Contributions might explore: -Key issues in development, such as sustainability, communications, participation, civil society, and climate change -Issues around social exclusion, including those based on ethnicity, disability or gender -Poverty reduction and working with the extreme poor -General international development policy and donor practice -The practice and process of implementing development programmes and projects -The role of civil society and other development organisations -Topics including, but not limited to, agriculture, health, education, microfinance, livelihoods, and governance

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.366

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	57

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14694

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	373

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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.

• Depoliticising development: The uses and abuses of participation

  Citation: 508

  Authors: Sarah C

• The uncertain relationship between transparency and accountability

  Citation: 428

  Authors: Jonathan

• From clients to citizens: Asset-based Community Development as a strategy for community-driven development

  Citation: 425

  Authors: Alison, Gord

• Empowerment examined

  Citation: 326

  Authors: Jo

• Buzzwords and fuzzwords: deconstructing development discourse

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Andrea

• Taking the power out of empowerment – an experiential account

  Citation: 291

  Authors: Srilatha

• Analysing wellbeing: a framework for development practice

  Citation: 277

  Authors: Sarah C.

• Participation: the ascendancy of a buzzword in the neo-liberal era

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Pablo

• Hanging in, stepping up and stepping out: livelihood aspirations and strategies of the poor

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Andrew, Simon, Yolanda Nava, Ernesto Sánchez, Jonathan, James, Rodrigo

• Sustainability

  Citation: 173

  Authors: Ian

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