Gender and Development

Aims & Scope

Since 1993, Gender & Development has aimed to promote, inspire, and support development policy and practice, which furthers the goal of equality between women and men.

This journal has a readership in over 90 countries and uses clear accessible language.

Each issue of Gender & Development focuses on a topic of key interest to all involved in promoting gender equality through development.

An up-to-the minute overview of the topic is followed by a range of articles from researchers, policy makers, and practitioners.

Insights from development initiatives across the world are shared and analysed, and lessons identified.

Innovative theoretical concepts are explored by key academic writers, and the uses of these concepts for policy and practice are explored.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.514

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	55

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11309

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	246

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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

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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.

• Gender equality and women's empowerment: A critical analysis of the third millennium development goal 1

  Citation: 1175

  Authors: Naila

• Climate change vulnerability, impacts, and adaptation: Why does gender matter?

  Citation: 464

  Authors: Fatma

• From the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals: shifts in purpose, concept, and politics of global goal setting for development

  Citation: 317

  Authors: Sakiko

• No climate justice without gender justice: an overview of the issues

  Citation: 317

  Authors: Geraldine

• Early female marriage in the developing world

  Citation: 287

  Authors: Robert, Rebecca

• Fixing women or fixing the world? ‘Smart economics’, efficiency approaches, and gender equality in development

  Citation: 275

  Authors: Sylvia, Caroline

• Gender mainstreaming since Beijing: A review of success and limitations in international institutions

  Citation: 230

  Authors: Caroline, Annalise

• Menstrual hygiene in South Asia: a neglected issue for WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) programmes

  Citation: 192

  Authors: Thérèse, Maria

• Gender and climate hazards in Bangladesh

  Citation: 170

  Authors: Terry

• Overcoming the ‘tyranny of the urgent’: integrating gender into disease outbreak preparedness and response

  Citation: 163

  Authors: Julia

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