Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 97.2
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Development Research 8(Q1)
Geography and planning 23(Q1)
International relations 8(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
4.3 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
4.8 months
Decision time immediate rejection
5 days
Overall rating manuscript handling
2.3 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
1.3 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
1.0 / 5.0 (very easy)
Average number of review reports
1.7 reports
Quality of review reports
1.3 / 5.0

Latest review

Outcome: Rejected (im.).

Motivation:
That's the editor's comment: "Because your manuscript failed to pass one or more of the initial screening criteria."