Population and Development Review

Population and Development Review is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley on behalf of the Population Council, founded in 1975 and devoted to population studies and their links with social, economic and environmental change, with a 2025 impact factor of 4.0（Population and Development Review）是由 Wiley 代（Population Council）出版的同行评审期刊，创刊于 1975 年，关注人口研究及其与社会、经济、环境变迁的联系，2025 年影响因子为 4.0。

Scope

• Theoretical advances and empirical analyses in population studies人口研究领域的理论进展与实证分析。
• Relationships between population and social, economic and environmental change人口与社会、经济与环境变迁之间的关系。
• Public policy thinking related to population dynamics与人口动态相关的公共政策思考。
• Case studies and a broad range of disciplinary approaches案例研究及广泛的跨学科方法。
• Historical and present-day demographic problems历史与当代的人口问题。

History

• The journal was founded in 1975 by Paul Demeny of the Population Council该刊 1975 年由（Population Council）的 Paul Demeny 创办。
• It is published quarterly on behalf of the Population Council该刊按季出版，代（Population Council）发行。
• It marked its fiftieth anniversary volume in 20252025 年迎来创刊五十周年纪念卷。
• Its impact factor stood at 4.0 in 2025, with an acceptance rate of about 8% and a median time to first decision of 18 days2025 年影响因子为 4.0，录用率约 8%，初审中位时间为 18 天。

Editors

• The journal is edited by Raya Muttarak and Joshua Wilde现任编辑为 Raya Muttarak 与 Joshua Wilde。
• Its editorship draws on a broad range of disciplinary approaches and an international advisory structure其编辑工作依托广泛的学科方法与国际化的顾问架构。
• Contributors include demographers, economists, sociologists and public-policy scholars撰稿人包括人口学家、经济学家、社会学家与公共政策学者。
• Submissions undergo peer review, and the journal publishes theoretical articles, empirical analyses and book reviews稿件经同行评审，发表理论文章、实证分析与书评。