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Journal of Developmental Biology

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2008

ISSN2221-3759eISSN2221-3759

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.875

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.949

Total Worksi

438

Total Citationsi

7,561

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.80

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Developmental Biology publishes reviews, research papers, and communications on the development of multicellular organisms. It covers the molecule, cell, tissue, organ, and whole organism levels of development.

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General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

FrequencyQuarterly, 2014-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications438

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National Library

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2221-3759 / 2221-3759

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Swiss National Library

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

672

2019

924

2020

724

2021

769

2022

377

2023

168

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.

Developmental BiologyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Cell BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Developmental Biology

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyCell BiologyMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationCongenital heart defects researchHedgehog Signaling Pathway StudiesGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsEpigenetics and DNA MethylationRNA Research and SplicingPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchReproductive Biology and FertilityZebrafish Biomedical Research ApplicationsNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Developmental Biology

Is Journal of Developmental Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Developmental Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Developmental Biology?

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 1.80.

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

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