The Pakistan Development Review

Journal Description

ISSN 0030-9729 · Published by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE)

The Pakistan Development Review (PDR), published continuously since 1961, is a peer-reviewed journal of economics and the social sciences published three times a year. Through high-quality research that informs public policy and advances understanding of economic and social processes, particularly in Pakistan and other developing economies, the PDR contributes to global development debates.

At a glance

• Established 1961
• Indexed in Scopus (CiteScore 2025: 0.7; SJR 2025: Q4), EconLit, RePEc, and JSTOR
• ABDC Journal Quality List rating: C (Economics)
• HEC Recognized: Category Y
• No submission or article-processing fees
• Double-blind (double-anonymised) peer review
• Original submissions only, not under consideration elsewhere.
• First decision in approximately 3 –4 weeks
• Average peer-review duration: approximately 8–12 weeks from reviewer assignment to recommendation
• Average time from submission to publication: approximately 8–12 months