Ids Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies
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Aims & Scope
The IDS Bulletin is the flagship publication of the Institute of Development Studies, UK, which is a leading global organisation for research, teaching and communications on international development. With its over 40 year history the Bulletin has a unique reputation for intellectually rigorous articles on emerging and evolving development issues presented in an accessible manner, and has become one of the leading journals in its field through engaged scholarship between academic and policy communities in the North and the South. It brings together the latest cutting-edge thinking and research from programmes and events involving the IDS community and presents them to an audience of development practitioners, policymakers and researchers.
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisIds Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies (ISSN: 0265-5012) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, University of Sussex in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.50, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.261 (Q3), an H-index of 62.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 20 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,615 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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