Progress in Development Studies (PDS)

Progress in Development Studies serves as a leading interdisciplinary platform for scholarship on development dynamics in a globalized world. Established in 2001, the journal invites rigorous peer-reviewed research that critically examines the multifaceted processes, policies, and outcomes shaping development. Articles explore how structural transformation, economic policies, environmental pressures, and socio-political forces interact to influence poverty, inequality, and wellbeing across diverse societies. The journal foregrounds research that deepens theoretical insights, challenges orthodox policy paradigms, and informs practice and advocacy. It addresses both macro-level concerns—such as international aid effectiveness, governance reforms, and global economic integration—and micro-level phenomena like livelihood strategies, social protection mechanisms, and household wellbeing. By bridging disciplinary boundaries, Progress in Development Studies attracts contributions from economics, sociology, political science, geography, and anthropology, fostering a comprehensive understanding of how development unfolds in various contexts. Its quarterly issues feature main papers, progress reports, and reviews that contribute to ongoing scholarly debates and help shape policy discourses on equitable and sustainable development.

Progress in Development Studies (PDS) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Development, Poverty reduction and international aid, Economic development and industrialization, Sustainable development and environmental change, Political governance, civil society, social movements, Gender relations, human rights, inequality , Online or Print , Quarterly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 1464-9934, E-ISSN: 1477-027X, Established: 2001, Impact Factor: 1.0
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE