Fastest Review Journals in Development Studies

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Quick answerAmong 33 journals in Development Studies that publish their review dates, Development and Change has the shortest review time: a median of 43 days from submission to acceptance.
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#JournalMedian daysSpread of review timesImpact factor*Indexed inAccess
1Development and Change43 7–872.76SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
2Sustainable Development150 113–2256.68SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
3Development Policy Review164 125–2511.80SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
4Development Southern Africa204 137–2812.56SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
5Growth and Change212 122–4411.94SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
6Housing Policy Debate225 155–2942.92SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
7Social Policy and Administration228 161–3032.33SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
8Third World Quarterly238 182–3441.98SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
9Journal of International Development248 161–3482.42SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
10Journal of Agrarian Change252 122–3613.32SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
11Area Development and Policy253 165–3542.88ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
12The Developing Economies257 94–4700.48SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
13Journal of Environmental Planning and Management262 209–3334.12SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
14Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning271 216–3733.44SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
15Public Administration and Development275 178–4183.26SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
16Innovation and Development278 220–3472.12ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
17Studies in Comparative International Development281 210–3632.18SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
18European Journal of Development Research282 196–3482.65SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
19Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement283 195–4590.73SSCI, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
20Journal of Economic Policy Reform292 182–3572.38SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
21Community Development295 213–4211.60ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
22The Journal of Peasant Studies297 170–3814.49SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
23Middle East Development Journal297 203–4141.10ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
24Development in Practice300 178–4281.21ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
25African Development Review306 226–4142.78ScopusHybrid / subscription
26Society & Natural Resources319 232–4341.57SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
27Review of Development Economics336 226–5132.24SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
28Climate and Development340 258–4552.92SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
29The Journal of Development Studies347 252–4671.75SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
30Oxford Development Studies382 221–5361.34ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
31Journal of Development Effectiveness404 237–5571.21SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
32Entrepreneurship and Regional Development444 336–6424.81SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
33Journal of Social and Economic Development452 316–6202.06ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription

The box shows the middle half of each journal's papers and the dark line its median. *Impact factor: 2-year citedness from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value.

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Source, method and date. Source: the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. Method: for each journal, the days from received to accepted for its research articles of the last 24 months (at least 10 articles), then the median; journals whose publisher does not deposit these dates are not listed. Updated: 28 October 2026, refreshed about every 3 months. Only accepted papers carry these dates, so rejections are not counted, and a journal may count from a different date. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with these journals.

Frequently asked questions

Which Development Studies journals have the fastest review?

By median days from submission to acceptance: Development and Change (43 days); Sustainable Development (150 days); Development Policy Review (164 days). Source: dates deposited by the publishers in Crossref, updated 28 October 2026.

Is a fast review journal in Development Studies a good choice?

Review time is one factor. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and impact factor too, and confirm it is not predatory: a very short review with no real reviewer comments is a warning sign. Journal pages on ScholarsColab show all of these together.

Where do these review times come from?

From the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit in Crossref, the scholarly publication registry. ScholarsColab takes the median for each journal over its research articles of the last 24 months. Updated 28 October 2026.

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