International Journal of Development Issues Cover Image for Volume 25, Issue 1-2
Current Issue
Volume 25,
Issue 1-2,
24 June 2026

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.

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Calls for papers

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