Zygote

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1993

ISSN1469-8730

SJR Q4✓ 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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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.471

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.498

Total Worksi

2,011

Total Citationsi

30,877

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Zygote publishes original research articles, reviews, and commentaries on all aspects of developmental biology, including gametogenesis, fertilization, embryogenesis, organogenesis, and the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying these processes. The journal also covers related fields such as reproductive medicine, comparative embryology, and evolutionary developmental biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,011

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-8730

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

2019

867

2020

107

920

2021

451

2022

330

2023

163

2024

2025

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 BiologyQ4

Developmental BiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyDevelopmental BiologyReproductive Biology

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reproductive Biology and FertilitySperm and Testicular FunctionOvarian function and disordersPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchAnimal Genetics and ReproductionRenal and related cancersReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesReproductive Health and TechnologiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy

Frequently asked questions about Zygote

Is Zygote a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zygote: 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 Zygote?

Zygote 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 1.31.

Is Zygote indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zygote is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.