International Development Planning Review

Aims & Scope

International Development Planning Review is a peer-reviewed journal which provides an interdisciplinary platform for the critical study of development related practices, planning and policy in the global South.

The journal publishes theoretically informed and empirically grounded papers, critical reviews, and viewpoints.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9235

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	146

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.626

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	43

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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.

• On the mystery of capital and the myths of Hernando de Soto: <i>What difference does legal title make?</i>

  Citation: 261

  Authors: Alan

• Informal urbanism and complex adaptive assemblage

  Citation: 186

  Authors: Kim

• Women, girls and world poverty: empowerment, equality or essentialism?

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Sylvia

• Global householding in Pacific Asia

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Mike

• 'Wild geese fathers' and a globalised family strategy for education in Korea

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Yean-Ju, Hagen

• Disaster risk and its reduction: an agenda for urban Africa

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Ibidun, Cassidy, Mtafu, David, Blessing, Susan, Mark, David, Janani

• Beyond necessity and opportunity entrepreneurship: motivations and aspirations of young entrepreneurs in Uganda

  Citation: 88

  Authors: Thilde, Rebecca, Samuel

• Social inequalities in mobility: the impact of the <i>hukou</i> system on migrants' job accessibility and commuting costs in Beijing

  Citation: 88

  Authors: Pengjun, Philippa

• Cyclone, coastal society and migration: empirical evidence from Bangladesh

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Bishawjit, Joachim

• Peri-urbanisation in East Asia: <i>A new challenge for planning?</i>

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Delik, Haryo, Johan

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