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The Journal of Development Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, International Development and Aid, Income, Poverty, and Inequality. Over its lifetime it has published 4,575 papers, which have received 159,070 citations.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (APA)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B., & Lee, C. (2023). A representative article title. The Journal of Development Studies, 12(3), 45–58.

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Publishes research inPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare International Development and Aid Income, Poverty, and Inequality Agricultural risk and resilience Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
ISSN0022-0388
Citation impact (2-yr)1.6
h-index169
i10-index2,364
Top institutions publishing hereWorld Bank
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in The Journal of Development Studies per year

114
2014
134
2015
214
2016
167
2017
161
2018
102
2019
107
2020
137
2021
152
2022
142
2023
192
2024
189
2025

Citation impact of The Journal of Development Studies by publication year

4K
2014
6.1K
2015
7.1K
2016
4.5K
2017
4.3K
2018
3.4K
2019
3.2K
2020
2K
2021
1.6K
2022
767
2023
570
2024
171
2025

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

Most-cited papers in The Journal of Development Studies

Household strategies and rural livelihood diversification

Frank Ellis · 1 Oct 1998

This article reviews the recent literature on diversification as a livelihood strategy of rural households in developing countries, with particular reference to sub-Saharan Africa. Livelihood diversification is defined as the process by which rural families construct a diverse portfolio of activities and social support capabilities in order to survive and to improve their standards of…

2,307 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The economics of poverty traps and persistent poverty: An asset-based approach

Michael R. Carter, Christopher B. Barrett · 10 Jan 2006

Longitudinal data on household living standards open the way to a deeper analysis of the nature and extent of poverty. While a number of studies have exploited this type of data to distinguish transitory from more chronic forms of income or expenditure poverty, this paper develops an asset-based approach to poverty analysis that makes it…

1,512 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Foreign direct investment, financial development and economic growth

Niels Hermes, Robert Lensink · 1 Oct 2003

This article argues that the development of the financial system of the recipient country is an important precondition for FDI to have a positive impact on economic growth. A more developed financial system positively contributes to the process of technological diffusion associated with FDI. The article empirically investigates the role the development of the financial…

1,236 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Governance and Trade in Fresh Vegetables: The Impact of UK Supermarkets on the African Horticulture Industry

Catherine Dolan, John W. Humphrey · 1 Dec 2000

Production of fresh vegetables for export has grown rapidly in a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade. This trade brings producers and exporters based in Africa together with importers and retailers in Europe. Large retailers in Europe play a decisive role in structuring the production and processing of fresh vegetables exported…

1,100 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

The Journal of Development Studies template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does The Journal of Development Studies use?
The Journal of Development Studies uses Author–year (APA) 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., & Lee, C. (2023). A representative article title. The Journal of Development Studies, 12(3), 45–58.
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Taylor & Francis journal (Interact). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Taylor & Francis.
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