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Forum for Development Studies Template

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About the Forum for Development Studies format

Forum for Development Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering International Development and Aid, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies.

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." Forum for Development Studies 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inInternational Development and Aid Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Religion, Society, and Development Human Rights and Development
ISSN0803-9410
Citation impact (2-yr)1.98
h-index43
i10-index225
Total citations11,618
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Oslo
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Forum for Development Studies per year

38
2014
32
2015
31
2016
32
2017
36
2018
28
2019
22
2020
25
2021
26
2022
18
2023
34
2024
34
2025

Citation impact of Forum for Development Studies by publication year

735
2014
478
2015
763
2016
594
2017
564
2018
212
2019
106
2020
196
2021
138
2022
67
2023
87
2024
64
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Forum for Development Studies

Back to the Barriers? Changing Narratives in Biodiversity Conservation

Jon Hutton, William M. Adams, James Murombedzi · 1 Dec 2005

Abstract The dominant approach to conservation in the 20th century was the establishment of protected areas from which people were excluded. However, in the 1980s, decentralised, community-based approaches to biodiversity conservation and natural resource management began to spread rapidly, especially in southern Africa. From the early 1990s, there has been a growing divide between proponents…

Responsibility and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals

Magdalena Bexell, Kristina Jönsson · 21 Nov 2016

This article asks what key concerns emerge from the way responsibility is framed in United Nations summit documents on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015. Our conceptual framework serves to make the study of SDG responsibility more systematic by distinguishing three main senses of responsibility: cause, obligation, and accountability. The framework structures our…

Elephant in the Room? Problematising ‘New’ (Neoliberal) Biodiversity Conservation

Sian Sullivan · 1 Jun 2006

Abstract As argued recently in Forum for Development Studies, a ‘back to the barriers’ approach to biodiversity conservation is again prevalent, after some two decades of emphasis on ‘community-based’ initiatives. This involves the establishment and expansion of national parks from which people are variously excluded. In this article, however, I suggest that community-based approaches such…

Forum for Development Studies template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Forum for Development Studies format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Forum for Development Studies 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 Forum for Development Studies use?
Forum for Development Studies 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." Forum for Development Studies 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Forum for Development Studies?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Forum for Development Studies document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Forum for Development Studies is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Forum for Development Studies template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
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