Oxford Development Studies

Oxford Development Studies is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Routledge that covers all aspects of development studies. It publishes quantitative papers as well as surveys of literature. The editor-in-chief is Cheryl R. Doss (University of Oxford).

Oxford Development Studies
DisciplineDevelopment studies
LanguageEnglish
Edited byCheryl R. Doss
Publication details
Former name(s)
Farm Economist, Oxford Agrarian Studies
History1933-present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
Hybrid
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Oxf. Dev. Stud.
Indexing
ISSN1360-0818 (print)
1469-9966 (web)
LCCN96659552
OCLC no.728408973
Links

History

The journal was established in 1933 as the Farm Economist. In 1972 it was renamed Oxford Agrarian Studies, obtaining its current name in 1996.[1] Previous editors have included George Peters, Sanjaya Lall, and John Toye.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by CAB Abstracts, EconLit, Geographical Abstracts, Human Geography, and International Bibliography of Periodical Literature.

Prizes

The journal awards two prizes: an annual prize of £500 for the best article published in the journal in the preceding year's issue and a £1000 prize every other year for the best article by a student published in the previous two years' issues. The prizes honour the memory of the distinguished development economist Sanjaya Lall, who was a former editor of the journal and who died in 2005.[2]

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References
  1. Oxford Editorial Board (1996). "Introduction: A manifesto for Oxford development studies". Oxford Development Studies. 24: 5–7. doi:10.1080/13600819608424100.
  2. "The Sanjaya Lall Prizes — ODID". Oxford Department of International Development. Retrieved 2014-05-17.


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