Abbreviated title (ISO 4) IDS Bull. Publication history 1968-present | Language English | |
Former names Institute of Development Studies Bulletin; The IDS Bulletin Discipline Area studies, development studies Publisher Institute of Development Studies | ||
IDS Bulletin is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Institute of Development Studies (IDS). It was previously co-published with Wiley-Blackwell between 2009 and 2015. The journal was established in 1968 as the Institute of Development Studies Bulletin, which was changed to The IDS Bulletin in 1976 and obtained its current name in 1984. The journal covers topics in international development. IDS Bulletin publishes articles influenced by research from IDS programs and events. In 2016 all journal content is open access therefore available free of charge online to the public without a paywall. Associated titles include IDS Practice Papers, IDS Research Reports, and IDS Working Papers.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2011 impact factor of 0.544, ranking it 17th out of 66 journals in the category "Area Studies" and 44th out of 54 journals in the category "Planning & Development".