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Sexual Development

S. Karger AG · Switzerland · Est. 2006

ISSN1661-5433

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.069

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.911

Total Worksi

729

Total Citationsi

18,982

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Developmental Biology; Embryology; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications729

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1661-5433

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

429

2019

2020

927

2021

363

2022

107

2023

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.

EmbryologyQ1

Developmental BiologyQ2

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Developmental Biology

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyEmbryologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal AbnormalitiesSexual Differentiation and DisordersSperm and Testicular FunctionUrological Disorders and TreatmentsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationAnimal Genetics and ReproductionReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesAnimal Behavior and ReproductionHormonal and reproductive studies

Frequently asked questions about Sexual Development

Is Sexual Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sexual Development: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Sexual Development?

Sexual Development 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 0.22.

Is Sexual Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sexual Development is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Sexual Development?