Journal profile · Developmental Biology
Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology
ISSN 1081-0706 · eISSN 1530-8995 · Annual Reviews Inc. · UNITED STATES · Annual · Founded 1995
Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 12.42; subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: mostly invited papers; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology is published by Annual Reviews Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cellular transport and secretion, Microtubule and mitosis dynamics and RNA Research and Splicing, together about 23.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: The Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology covers the most significant developments in the field of cell and developmental biology, including structure, function, and organization of the cell; development and evolution of the cell as it relates to single and multicellular organisms; and models and tools of molecular biology.  
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Developmental Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cellular transport and secretionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.3%
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.9%
- RNA Research and SplicingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.9%
- Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- Lipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 12.42LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 12.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 18.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 7.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 204LetPub ·
- h-index
- 291OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 876OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 11.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,050 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 24 | 23 | 176 |
| 2024 | 20 | 19 | 547 |
| 2023 | 19 | 18 | 893 |
| 2022 | 21 | 13 | 1,321 |
| 2021 | 24 | 15 | 2,177 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Mostly invited papersLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annual
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1081-0706
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-8995
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Developmental Biology / Cell Biology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 12.42; CiteScore 18.3, h-index 291.
Which databases index Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .