Focus and Scope

Aims

The Journal of Economic Development and Village Building (JEDVB) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing original empirical and theoretical research on economic development, with particular emphasis on rural, local, and community economies in developing and emerging countries. The journal provides an international forum for scholarship that examines how villages, communities, and regions pursue sustainable economic growth, improved welfare, and reduced inequality.

JEDVB welcomes rigorous quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method studies that produce evidence useful to researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners. All submissions undergo double-blind peer review.

Scope

The journal publishes research on, but not limited to:

• Rural and regional economic development
• Local and community economic development, village economies, and rural livelihoods
• Poverty, inequality, and human development
• Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and rural entrepreneurship
• Financial inclusion, rural finance, and digital financial services
• Agricultural and food economics in the context of development
• Labor, employment, and migration in developing economies
• Public policy, governance, and institutions for local and regional development
• Sustainable development and natural resource management at the community and regional level