Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 861
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Development Research 43(Q1)
Geography and planning 121(Q1)
International relations 82(Q1)

Journal info (provided by editor)

Manuscripts received last year
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Articles published last year
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% accepted last year
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Immediately rejected last year
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Open access status
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Two-year impact factor
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Aims and scope

The editor has not yet provided this information.

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
13.0 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
13.1 months
Decision time immediate rejection
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Overall rating manuscript handling
0.0 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
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Difficulty of reviewer comments
3.0 / 5.0 (moderate)
Average number of review reports
1.0 reports
Quality of review reports
3.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 56.4 weeks. Overall rating: 0 (very bad). Outcome: Drawn back.

Motivation:
The editorial office does not answer emails and made devastating mistakes along the way. I have probably submitted 70 manuscripts in my career, this is by far the worst experience. Ended up withdrawing the paper due to the journal's incompetence.