About the International Journal of Development Issues
The International Journal of Development Issues publishes scholarly research on important development issues, with a particular focus on development dynamism and a leaning towards inter-disciplinary research.
Submission information
Accepted manuscript types and word counts
- Research Paper — up to 8000 words
- Practitioner Paper — up to 2000 words
- Editorial — up to 3000 words
Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more information. The word count includes all text, figures and tables. When estimating your total, please allow 280 words for each figure or table. Read more about the article types for this journal.
Reference style
Use the Harvard reference style. Read more about the reference types for this journal.
Keywords
Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper.
Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Accepted languages
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Accepted submission files
Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.
Closes: 30th November 2026
The special issue addresses Africa’s development challenges by generating policy-relevant research that promotes inclusive trade, innovation, resilience, sustainability, institutional capacity, and...
Guest editor(s): Olamide A.T. Olusegun, Adebisi Adewole, Adetuyi Ayodele, John Grover-Minto, Attahir Abubakar
Open access articles
Metrics snapshot
- Downloaded articles in the last 12 months
- 29492
Publication timeline
- Time to first decision
- 30.1 days
- Acceptance to publication
- 130 days
- Acceptance rate
- 3.7%
Journal information
Editor(s):
Founding Editor: Dr Dilip Dutta
Editor-in-chief: Professor Adam Sulich
