Journal of Developing Societies

Impact Factor: 0.9

Editor-In-Chief: Richard Harris

Discipline: Economics, Development Studies

Description:

The Journal of Developing Societies is a refereed international journal on development and social change not only in ‘developing’ countries but also the ‘developed’ societies of the world. It provides an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of theoretical perspectives, research findings, case studies, policy analyses and normative critiques on the issues, problems and policies of both mainstream and alternative approaches to development. The journal represents the full range of diverse theoretical and ideological viewpoints on development that exist in the contemporary international community. SUBSCRIPTION DISCOUNTSFor information regarding discounts for students or for institutions in developing countries via developing world initiatives and consortia agreements please contact Sage.Customers in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa & Australasia -Tel +44 (0)20 7324 8500 / Fax +44 (0)20 7324 8600For credit card orders only UK +44 (0)20 7324 8701Email subscription@sagepub.co.ukCustomers in USA, Canada, Latin America (including the Caribbean) and Asia -Tel (800) 818-7243 / (805) 499-9774 Fax (800) 583-2665 / (805) 499-0871Email journals@sagepub.comEDITOR BIOGRAPHYDr. Richard Harris is Professor Emeritus of Global Studies at California State University, Monterey Bay. He has a Ph.D. in Political Science and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of California, Los Angeles, Dr. Harris has taught, carried out research, and directed programs at various universities in the United States and overseas, including the University of California, Harvard University, California State University, the University of the Americas in Mexico, the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City, the Universidad de Chile, the Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero in Argentina, the University of Zambia and the University of Ibadan in Nigeria.Professor Harris has been the managing editor of the Journal of Developing Societies (SAGE India) since 2003, co-editor from 1998 to 2002, and one of the coordinating editors of Latin American Perspectives (SAGE USA) since 1977. He has authored and edited books, monographs and journal articles on globalization, Latin American politics, African politics, democracy, revolutionary change, socialism, comparative public administration and organizational development. Included among his more recent publications are: Capital, Power and Inequality in Latin American and the Caribbean (co-edited with Jorge Nef; Rowman and Littlefield, 2008); Globalization and Development in Latin America (de Sitter Publications, 2005). Globalization and Post-Apartheid South Africa (co-edited with Abebe Zegeye, Brill, 2005); Globalization and Health (co-edited with Melinda Seid; Brill, 2004); Media, Identity and the Public Sphere in Post-Apartheid South Africa (co-edited with Abebe Zegeye; Brill, 2003); Globalization and Globalism in Latin America: Contending Perspectives (SAGE Publications, 2002); Critical Perspectives on Globalization and Neoliberalism in the Developing Countries (co-edited with Melinda Seid; Brill, 2000); Capital, Power and Inequality in Latin America (co-edited with Sandor Halebsky; Westview Press, 1995); and Marxism, Socialism and Democracy in Latin America (Westview Press, 1992).Electronic Access:Journal of Developing Societies is available electronically on SAGE Journals Online at http://journals.sagepub.com/home/JDSThis journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).Please send your manuscript to the editor, Richard L. Harris as an e-mail attachment, preferably in MS Word format (e-mail: rharris@csumb.edu). Prospective contributors are encouraged to view the journal’s website (https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jds) and recent issues of the journal before submitting manuscripts.Please attach to every submission a letter confirming that all authors have agreed to the submission and that the article is not currently being considered for publication by any other journal.Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of Journal of Developing Societies will be reviewed.All articles submitted after 1st September 2023 would only be accepted for peer review if there are 3 or less than 3 authors are contributing to the manuscript. JDS (Journal of Developing Societies) DOES NOT intend to publish articles with more than 3 authors. This policy is aimed at discouraging multiple authorship inflation, and ghost authors.