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International Journal of Developmental Biology

UPV/EHU Press · Spain · Est. 1976

ISSN1696-3547

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.517

H-Indexi

145

SNIPi

0.279

Total Worksi

3,530

Total Citationsi

119,992

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Developmental Biology aims to foster research in developmental biology, cell biology, anatomy, genetics, embryo, and molecular biology. It publishes information in the field of developmental biology, including studies of embryonic stem cell.

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General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,530

Publisher OrgUniversity of the Basque Country

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

UPV/EHU Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1696-3547

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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

1.9k

2018

1.2k

2019

614

2020

333

2021

2022

113

2023

2024

2025

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.

EmbryologyQ2

Developmental BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Developmental Biology

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyEmbryology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationAnimal Genetics and ReproductionPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchCongenital heart defects researchReproductive Biology and FertilityGenetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal AbnormalitiesRenal and related cancersEpigenetics and DNA MethylationNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchMarine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Developmental Biology

Is International Journal of Developmental Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of 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 International Journal of Developmental Biology?

International Journal of 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 1.60.

Is International Journal of Developmental Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Developmental Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.