Journal of Policy and Development Studies

Published by African Journals Online (AJOL)

Abbrev: J. Policy Dev. Stud.
ISSN 1597-9385EISSN 2814-1091
Database Coverage
  • Scilit
Journal Articles
All-time journal articles
615
2025 journal articles
143
Subject
  • Management Sciences
  • Economics
  • Political Science & International Relations
  • Education & Pedagogy
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Agricultural Policy

Publications Analysis

Publications in 2016-2026
Open Access Publications in 2016-2026
Top Subjects

Publications in 2016-2026.

SubjectPublications
Management Sciences
169
Economics
167
Political Science & International Relations
106
Sustainability Studies
68
Education & Pedagogy
51
Sociology
48
Social Justice & Reform
35
Agricultural Policy
35
Law & Legal Studies
33
Climate Change
29

Top Countries

Publications in 2016-2026.

CountryPublications
Nigeria
119
Tanzania
94
Ghana
9
Kenya
3
Rwanda
2
United Kingdom
2
South Africa
1
Botswana
1
Uganda
1

Citation analysis
Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.
Total Citations
60
Total Publications
117
Average Citations
0.51
Cited Publications
42
Cited Publications %
35.9%
Self Citations
2
Self Citations %
3.3%

Metrics
h5_index
6
Monthly Citation Metric (MCM)
0.37

Monthly Citation Metric

Citations per year
All citations in 2016-2026

Citation Distribution
All citations to publications in 2023-2024.
Q1
0
Med
1
Q3
1
99%
5.8
Max
10

Citation Origins
Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.
Citing Source Titles
Citing Publishers

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