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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,118CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Population and Development Review

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.616•SCImago Rank: #2,118•Identifier (ISSN):0098-7921(Print)/1728-4457(Online)•Articles / Year: 49•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,528 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4
↓ -0.8

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
128

128 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
49articles/year
70.3% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.8)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.6)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.515)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Population and Development Review is essential reading to keep abreast of population studies, research on the interrelationships between population and socioeconomic change, and related thinking on public policy. Its interests span both developed and developing countries, theoretical advances as well as empirical analyses and case studies, a broad range of disciplinary approaches, and concern with historical as well as present-day problems.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology64.8%Political science64.1%Economics61.1%Medicine51%Demography49%Geography47%Environmental health46%Population44.6%Law39%Biology29.1%History28.3%Economic growth24.7%Archaeology21.1%Development economics20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,118Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1976-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.616

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
128

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.31

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,528 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations778
3-Year Documents170
Citable Documents136

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)8

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate52.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

DemographyQ1
DevelopmentQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区DEMOGRAPHY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
DEMOGRAPHY
JCRSSCI
1/51Q1
SOCIOLOGY
JCRSSCI
10/222Q1
DEMOGRAPHY
JCISSCI
1/51Q1
SOCIOLOGY
JCISSCI
11/222Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—314
20254.86358
20244.6116729
20232.572760
202210.515731,384
2021—881,350
2020—721,058
2019—942,420
2018—881,616
2017—1032,513
2016—942,414
2015—843,976
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Population and Development Review

WoS Q1
1591320222023202420254.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: ab743d83-a2a9-4a2e-b3a6-369c2387fdfd
Database Updated: 2026-10-01