Published/Hosted by: ELSEVIER
ISSN: 0305-750X
Country: England
Frequency: Monthly
Impact Factor: 1.527 (2012)
About Journal
World Development is a multi-disciplinary monthly journal of
development studies. It seeks to explore ways of improving standards of living,
and the human condition generally, by examining potential solutions to problems
such as: poverty, unemployment, malnutrition, disease, lack of shelter,
environmental degradation, inadequate scientific and technological resources,
trade and payments imbalances, international debt, gender and ethnic
discrimination, militarism and civil conflict, and lack of popular
participation in economic and political life.
Submission Process
Submit manuscripts online at http://ees.elsevier.com/wd/
General Guidelines for Authors
Papers should be
submitted in a form suitable for sending anonymously to re-reviewers (as may be
required). A reminder that papers should have a minimum of 6,000 words and not
exceed approximately 10,000 words, exclusive of References, Endnotes, Figures
and Tables, etc. The Abstract, Acknowledgements, Text, References and Endnotes
must be double-spaced.
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Reference to a book:
Calfee, R. C., &
Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to
preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American
Psychological Association.
Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
O'Neil, J. M., &
Egan, J. (1992). Men's and women's gender role journeys: A metaphor for
healing, transition, and transformation. In B. R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp.
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