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About the Development Southern Africa format

Development Southern Africa is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Legal Issues in South Africa, Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

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." Development Southern Africa 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inLegal Issues in South Africa Urban and Rural Development Challenges Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Local Economic Development and Planning Land Rights and Reforms
ISSN0376-835X
Citation impact (2-yr)2.36
h-index77
i10-index959
Total citations36,857
Top institutions publishing hereDevelopment Bank of Southern Africa
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Development Southern Africa per year

58
2014
38
2015
64
2016
62
2017
77
2018
57
2019
66
2020
85
2021
43
2022
53
2023
62
2024
40
2025

Citation impact of Development Southern Africa by publication year

1.3K
2014
874
2015
1.2K
2016
1K
2017
1.7K
2018
1.3K
2019
1.6K
2020
1K
2021
401
2022
265
2023
245
2024
37
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Development Southern Africa

Describing and decomposing post-apartheid income inequality in South Africa

Murray Leibbrandt, Arden Finn, Ingrid Woolard · 14 Feb 2012

This paper describes the changes in inequality in South Africa over the post-apartheid period, using income data from 1993 and 2008. Having shown that the data are comparable over time, it then profiles aggregate changes in income inequality, showing that inequality has increased over the post-apartheid period because an increased share of income has gone…

Linking agribusiness and small-scale farmers in developing countries: Is there a new role for contract farming?

Johann F. Kirsten, Kurt Sartorius · 1 Oct 2002

This article examines a new role for contract farming in developing countries in the light of the industrialisation of agriculture and the globalisation of world markets. A theoretical rationale for contracting in developing countries is developed on the basis of adopting new institutional economic theory for the purpose of matching governance forms to market failure…

Mining companies' role in sustainable development: The 'why' and 'how' of corporate social responsibility from a business perspective

Ralph Hamann · 1 Jun 2003

This article - the first in a pair of articles on corporate social responsibility (CSR) - provides an overview of mining companies' role in sustainable development, from a business perspective and in the South African context. It argues that companies' social and environmental responsibilities are increasing, due to global changes in the way the role…

Making tourism work for the poor: Strategies and challenges in southern Africa

Caroline Ashley, Dilys Roe · 1 Mar 2002

This article analyses strategies for 'pro-poor tourism' (PPT), ie strategies that increase the benefits to poor people from tourism development. Based on an international review of six pro-poor tourism case studies, it outlines the wide range of pro-poor tourism strategies used and their impacts to date, with particular focus on southern African case studies. By…

Poverty and inequality in South Africa: critical reflections

David Francis, Edward Webster · 16 Sep 2019

South Africa is a paradox; on the one hand, it is one of the most unequal countries in the world. Half of all South Africans continue to live in poverty, economic growth has stagnated and inflation remains high, while the unemployment rate continues to climb towards 30%. On the other hand, it has one of…

Development Southern Africa template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Development Southern Africa use?
Development Southern Africa 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." Development Southern Africa 12 (3): 45–58.
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