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World Development Perspectives Template

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World Development Perspectives is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Agricultural Innovations and Practices.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, World Development Perspectives 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Agricultural Innovations and Practices Agricultural risk and resilience Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
ISSN2452-2929
Citation impact (2-yr)2.7
h-index39
i10-index230
Total citations7,112
Article processing charge$2,940
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Michigan
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in World Development Perspectives per year

49
2016
29
2017
20
2018
43
2019
78
2020
79
2021
68
2022
55
2023
73
2024
101
2025

Citation impact of World Development Perspectives by publication year

740
2016
471
2017
271
2018
784
2019
1.8K
2020
1.1K
2021
815
2022
379
2023
421
2024
154
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in World Development Perspectives

Moving toward rice self-sufficiency in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030: Lessons learned from 10 years of the Coalition for African Rice Development

Aminou Arouna, Irene Akoko Fatognon, Kazuki Saito et al. · 22 Jan 2021

The Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) was initiated as a policy framework with the aim of doubling rice production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over the period from 2008 to 2018. This paper assesses the contribution of the CARD policy to rice production and forecasts the local rice supply and demand to provide a better…

Climate-smart agriculture, household income and asset accumulation among smallholder farmers in the Nyando basin of Kenya

Maurice Juma Ogada, E.J.O. Rao, Maren Radeny et al. · 28 Apr 2020

Climate change, characterized by rising average temperatures and changes in rainfall amounts and patterns, remains a major threat to rural livelihoods. For smallholder households that heavily depend on agriculture, adaptation and mitigation measures, including coping strategies are therefore needed to secure household livelihoods and incomes. In this article, we assess the impacts on livelihood outcomes,…

Food insecurity in South Africa: To what extent can social grants and consumption of wild foods eradicate hunger?

Gamuchirai Chakona, Charlie M. Shackleton · 1 Mar 2019

As the world continues to face widespread food insecurity, achieving food security for all at all times is increasingly complicated. In South Africa, social grants and the use of wild foods have been reported as some ways to improve household food insecurity and reduce poverty. The study examined if social grants and consumption of wild…

Monitoring and evaluation of climate resilience for agricultural development – A review of currently available tools

Sabine Douxchamps, Liza Debevec, Meredith Giordano et al. · 23 Feb 2017

Building climate resilience, defined as the ability to anticipate, absorb, accommodate, or recover from climate change in a timely and efficient manner, is becoming a major priority of development across multiple sectors. However, there is still no consensus on how resilience should be assessed despite the release of numerous theoretical papers on the topic. Various…

World Development Perspectives template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the World Development Perspectives format?
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What reference style does World Development Perspectives use?
World Development Perspectives uses Numbered (Elsevier) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, World Development Perspectives 12 (2023) 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready World Development Perspectives document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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