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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,118Top JournalHybrid

Population and Development Review

Identifier (ISSN):0098-7921(Print)/1728-4457(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
4↓ -0.8
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Population and Development Review

WoS Q1
15101410.520222.520234.620244.8202542026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.616
#2,118

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
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

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

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

DEMOGRAPHY

Q1
Rank1/51
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Q1
Rank10/222
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

DEMOGRAPHY

Q1
Rank1/51
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Q1
Rank11/222
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF4
Articles / Year31
Total Citations4
2025
IF4.8
Articles / Year63
Total Citations58
2024
IF4.6
Articles / Year116
Total Citations729
2023
IF2.5
Articles / Year72
Total Citations760
2022
IF10.515
Articles / Year73
Total Citations1,384

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.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
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.

Estimated cost / article

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
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: 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)

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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Population and Development Review (ISSN: 0098-7921) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Wiley-Blackwell in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.616 (Q1), an H-index of 128.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 49 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,528 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
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01