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Journal of Development Policy and Practice Template

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About the Journal of Development Policy and Practice format

Journal of Development Policy and Practice is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Social and Economic Development in India, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Development Policy and Practice, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare Social and Economic Development in India Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Agricultural risk and resilience
ISSN2455-1333
Citation impact (2-yr)1.11
h-index13
i10-index23
Total citations752
Top institutions publishing hereTata Institute of Social Sciences
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Journal of Development Policy and Practice per year

15
2016
18
2017
10
2018
14
2019
14
2020
22
2021
16
2022
19
2023
23
2024
27
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Development Policy and Practice by publication year

117
2016
102
2017
64
2018
85
2019
107
2020
103
2021
59
2022
39
2023
35
2024
28
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Development Policy and Practice

Climate-smart Agriculture, Productivity and Food Security in India

Madhusudan Ghosh · 1 Jul 2019

This article evaluates the importance of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in promoting sustainable agricultural development and ensuring food security and mitigating the negative impacts of climatic changes on agricultural productivity in India. A range of CSA technologies, practices and services have been initiated in climate-smart villages as adaptation strategies for coping with climate risks to ensure…

Exploring the Nexus Between Participation and Empowerment

Palash Kamruzzaman · 1 Jan 2020

Theoretically, the idea of participation might appear to be replete with grand-sounding promises of empowerment for the poor and marginalised. But, in practice, participation may often take the form of enlisting people in various social and community development projects to secure the compliance of local people. In this paper, I offer a critical review of…

Skill Gaps and Employability: Higher Education in India

Jeemol Unni · 1 Jan 2016

As India grows into a knowledge economy increasing the use of technology in manufacturing and service industries, the emerging gaps at the level of tertiary education are seen as a major constraint. In this article we address the growing mismatch between skills/education and jobs/occupations. We define types of skill mismatch in the labour market, nature…

Determinants of Household’s Choice of Fuel for Cooking in Developing Countries: Evidence from Nepal

Maheshwar Giri, Binoy Goswami · 23 May 2018

Using the Nepal Living Standard Survey (NLSS) data, this article identifies the determinants of household’s choice of energy for the purpose of cooking and verifies the energy ladder hypothesis (ELH). A multinomial logit model (MNL) is applied to fulfil this objective. It has been found that cleaner energy is more likely to be used in…

Estimates of Poverty and Inequality in the Districts of India, 2011–2012

Sanjay K. Mohanty, Dipti Govil, Rajesh K. Chauhan et al. · 28 Jun 2016

Though the Census of India and large-scale demographic surveys have bridged the data gap on key demographic and health parameters, estimates on poverty and inequality remain deficient for the districts of India. The estimates on poverty and inequality indices across the states of India conceal large variations among districts. We use an innovative approach to…

Journal of Development Policy and Practice template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Development Policy and Practice format?
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What reference style does Journal of Development Policy and Practice use?
Journal of Development Policy and Practice uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Development Policy and Practice, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Journal of Development Policy and Practice document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Journal of Development Policy and Practice is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Journal of Development Policy and Practice template matches SAGE's official submission format.
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