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Developmental Biology

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN0012-1606eISSN1095-564X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.04

H-Indexi

335

SNIPi

0.734

Total Worksi

23,469

Total Citationsi

1,251,456

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Developmental Biology; Cell Biology; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwenty Four No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications23,469

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0012-1606 / 1095-564X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

259

5.2k

2019

221

3.1k

2020

209

3.6k

2021

178

1.9k

2022

189

918

2023

199

747

2024

295

415

2025

153

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cell BiologyQ2

Developmental BiologyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Developmental Biology

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyMolecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationCongenital heart defects researchNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchReproductive Biology and FertilityPluripotent Stem Cells Research

Frequently asked questions about Developmental Biology

Is Developmental Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Developmental Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Developmental Biology?

Developmental Biology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.57.

Is Developmental Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Developmental Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Developmental Biology?

Subject areas: Developmental Biology; Cell Biology; Molecular Biology.

Developmental Biology

Aims & Scope

General Information

Submission Info

Ethics & Quality

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

Publication & Citation Trend

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Subject Classification

Frequently asked questions about Developmental Biology

Is Developmental Biology a predatory journal?

What is the impact factor of Developmental Biology?

Is Developmental Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

What is the aims and scope of Developmental Biology?

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