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WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #9,692Hybrid

Innovation and Development

Identifier (ISSN):2157-930X(Print)/2157-9318(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.6↑ +0.9
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Innovation and Development

WoS Q2
0134020231.420241.720252.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.608
#9,692

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
23

23 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate14.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
34articles/year
18.07% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

conomic development and growth depend as much on social innovations as on technological advances. However, the discourse has often been confined to technological innovations in the industrial sector, with insufficient attention being paid to institutional and organisational change and to the informal sector which in some countries in the South plays a significant role. Innovation and Development is an interdisciplinary journal that adopts a broad approach to the study of innovation, in all sectors of the economy and sections of society, furthering understanding of the multidimensional process of innovation and development. It provides a forum for the discussion of issues pertaining to innovation, development and their interaction, both in the developed and developing world, with the aim of encouraging sustainable and inclusive growth. The journal encourages articles that approach the problem broadly in line with innovation system perspective focusing on the evolutionary and institutional structure of innovation and development. This focus cuts across the disciplines of Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Science and Technology Policy, Geography and Development Practice. In a section entitled Innovation in Practice, the journal includes short reports on innovative experiments with proven development impact with a view to encouraging scholars to undertake systematic inquiries on such experiments. Brief abstracts of degree awarded PhD theses in the broad area of concern for the journal and brief notes which highlight innovative ways of using internet resources and new databases or software are also published.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics80.2%Business77.2%Political science54.7%Geography49.4%Computer science47.6%Biology43.5%Law42.9%Economic growth34.6%Industrial organization32.5%Ecology31.7%Sociology30.5%Engineering30.2%History24.6%Philosophy24.3%Mathematics23.4%Physics22.8%Archaeology22.2%Economic geography21.9%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Q2
Rank18/66
IndexESCI
JCRESCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q2
Rank171/626
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Q2
Rank26/66
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q2
Rank257/627
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.6
Articles / Year19
Total Citations2
2025
IF1.7
Articles / Year29
Total Citations50
2024
IF1.4
Articles / Year16
Total Citations79
2023
IF0
Articles / Year30
Total Citations184
2022
IF—
Articles / Year25
Total Citations227

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,692Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2015-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.608

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.83

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,902 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations269
3-Year Documents94
Citable Documents86

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate31.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Cultural StudiesQ1
Political Science and International RelationsQ1
DevelopmentQ2
EducationQ2
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2
Sociology and Political ScienceQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 14.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Innovation and Development (ISSN: 2157-930X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Social Sciences, published by Taylor & Francis in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.608 (Q1), an H-index of 23.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 34 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,902 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01