Journal of Economics and Development

Aims & Scope

Journal of Economics and Development (JED) promotes and encourages scholarly research that aims to improve sustainability in economics and development with a particular focus on developing countries, including the transition economies.

JED welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers in the fields of economics, business and economic development that are of wider significance to sustainable development.

Specifically, the journal explores the dynamic between society, development, and the environment, and their implications for sustainable development.

It delves into the economic, social, and institutional aspects of sustainability, as well as the practical implementation of sustainable practices at local, regional, and global levels.

Furthermore, JED encourages research investigating the development and application of sustainability indicators, the monitoring of policies for sustainable development, and the sustainable utilisation of finance, energy, and natural resources in development endeavours.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Business, Management and Accounting and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Measuring financial inclusion: a composite FI index for the developing countries

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Thi Truc Huong

• Does it pay to be green? An exploratory analysis of wage differentials between green and non-green industries

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Mahalia, Winston

• Financial development and institutional quality among emerging economies

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Rexford, Elvis Kwame

• Threshold effects of public debt on economic growth in Africa: a new evidence

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Arcade

• The environment, social and governance (ESG) activities and profitability under COVID-19: evidence from the global banking sector

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Mui Kuen, Thanh, Tu D.Q., Tin H.

• Economic role of education in agriculture: evidence from rural Vietnam

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Le Khuong

• An investigation into the relationship between materialism and green purchase behavior in Vietnam and Taiwan

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Nguyen

• The effects of financial inclusion on agricultural productivity in Nigeria

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Babajide

• The relationship between organizational learning capability and business performance

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Lien Thi, Ha Viet

• COVID-19, clean energy stock market, interest rate, oil prices, volatility index, geopolitical risk nexus: evidence from quantile regression

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Sudeshna