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About the Area Development and Policy format

Area Development and Policy is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis, China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance, International Development and Aid.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Area Development and Policy 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inRegional Economics and Spatial Analysis China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance International Development and Aid Global trade and economics Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
ISSN2379-2949
Citation impact (2-yr)2.85
h-index34
i10-index105
Total citations4,839
Top institutions publishing hereNational Research University Higher School of Economics
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Area Development and Policy per year

28
2016
30
2017
26
2018
28
2019
24
2020
27
2021
32
2022
23
2023
27
2024
29
2025

Citation impact of Area Development and Policy by publication year

1.2K
2016
551
2017
636
2018
926
2019
459
2020
403
2021
268
2022
145
2023
172
2024
29
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Area Development and Policy

A critical look at Chinese ‘debt-trap diplomacy’: the rise of a meme

Deborah Bräutigam · 6 Dec 2019

In 2017, a meme was born in a think tank in northern India: Chinese ‘debt-trap diplomacy’. This meme quickly spread through the media, intelligence circles and Western governments. Within 12 months it generated nearly 2 million search results on Google in 0.52 seconds and was beginning to solidify into a deep historical truth. Stories can…

Inclusive globalization: unpacking China's Belt and Road Initiative

Weidong Liu, Michael Dunford · 28 Sep 2016

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a call for an open and inclusive (mutually beneficial) model of cooperative economic, political and cultural exchange (globalization) that draws on the deep-seated meanings of the ancient Silk Roads. While it reflects China’s rise as a global power, and its industrial redeployment, increased outward investment and need to…

Dependence not debt-trap diplomacy

Pádraig Carmody · 2 Jan 2020

Every few years in the West – in the media and in political circles – there is a moral panic about the rise of China. Africa often plays a central role in this: as a supposedly predatory China is counterposed against representations of hapless and powerless African victims. As Deborah Bräutigam notes in her paper,…

Governance for sustainable urban development: the double function of SDG indicators

Stina Hansson, Helen Arfvidsson, Dávid Simon · 5 Apr 2019

At the core of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the imperative of monitoring progress and holding policy-makers accountable. For this purpose, 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 230 global indicators were established with the double function of being a report card and a management tool. In the light of a pilot study about…

Russian regional evolutions: comparative gross regional product dynamics of the subjects of the Russian Federation, 1995–2013

Irina Gerasimova, Michael Dunford · 29 Aug 2017

Analysis of the comparative space–time trajectories of 79 subjects of the Russian Federation in 1995–2013 indicates an overall increase in inequality, and enables the classification of areas into two unequal groups. The first includes 80% of Russian regions with below-average gross regional product per capita (GRPPC). These regions have moved closer together, with most growing…

Area Development and Policy template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Area Development and Policy format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Area Development and Policy template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Area Development and Policy use?
Area Development and Policy uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Area Development and Policy 12 (3): 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Area Development and Policy document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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