Studies in Comparative International Development
Last updated ISSN 0039-3606
Studies in Comparative International Development is published by Springer Science+Business Media in social sciences. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,390.
Is your paper a fit?
The surest way to know is to compare your own abstract against what this journal has actually been publishing, rather than against its aims-and-scope page. Paste your abstract and Journal Hunt will tell you how close Studies in Comparative International Development is — and show you journals like it.
What it publishes
Recent work in Studies in Comparative International Development concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- International Development and Aid
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Politics and Society in Latin America
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Local Government Finance and Decentralization
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Corruption and Economic Development
Key facts
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0039-3606, 1936-6167 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,390 |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,292 |
| Publishing since | 1965 |
| Journal website | www.springer.com/journal/12116 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
Journals like Studies in Comparative International Development
Other established journals in social sciences, if this one is not the right home for your paper:

