Review of Development Finance

Aims & Scope

The Review of Development Finance has been founded in response to a growing scholarly literature that has been discussing the role of financial systems in the economic development process.

The Journal provides a global forum for intellectually stimulating analysis of topics related to the deepening, outreach, efficiency and stability of financial systems.

We welcome theoretical and empirical micro and macro analysis.

The focus of the journal is on applied and policy-oriented research, which can serve as basis for public policy discussions on the financial system issues, especially in developing and emerging markets.

The journal seeks to foster the dialogue between researchers, policy-makers and practitioners to identify policies that help deepen and broaden financial systems in an efficient and sustainable manner.

It aims to accomplish the following: • publish leading-edge research that further our understanding and use of development finance • establish an outstanding level of academic rigor that will ensure the publication of first class development finance research • appeal to a broad cross-section of readers, including both the academic audience as well as practitioners of finance

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.188

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	35

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21971

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	19

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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 Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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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.

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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.

• The determinants of financial inclusion in Africa

  Citation: 467

  Authors: Alexandra, Laurent

• Mobile financial services and financial inclusion: Is it a boon for savings mobilization?

  Citation: 238

  Authors: Shem Alfred, Teresa Maureen, Maureen

• Financial development and economic growth in Ghana: Does the measure of financial development matter?

  Citation: 223

  Authors: George, George, Justice Tei

• Access to finance and firm performance: Evidence from African countries

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Babajide

• African financial systems: A review

  Citation: 175

  Authors: Franklin, Isaac, Lemma W.

• China's regional disparities: Experience and policy

  Citation: 167

  Authors: Shenggen, Ravi, Xiaobo

• Does infrastructure really explain economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Odongo, Kalu

• Does bank competition and diversification lead to greater stability? Evidence from emerging markets

  Citation: 157

  Authors: Mohammed, Simon

• Financing the growth of SMEs in Africa: What are the contraints to SME financing within ECOWAS?

  Citation: 156

  Authors: Peter, Ebo, Joshua Y., Abdul Malik

• Financial development and poverty reduction in developing countries: New evidence from banks and microfinance institutions

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Ficawoyi, Kevin

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