Journal profile · Developmental Biology
Current Topics in Developmental Biology
ISSN 0070-2153 · eISSN 1557-8933 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Annual · Founded 1966
Current Topics in Developmental Biology: impact factor 2.83; subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 69 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Topics in Developmental Biology is published by Academic Press Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, together about 47.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Developmental Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.9%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience7.8%
- Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine5.4%
- Pluripotent Stem Cells ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
- Congenital heart defects researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.2%
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developmental Biology | Q2 | 32/78 | — |
| Cell Biology | Q3 | 170/289 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.83LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,410OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,760 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 4 | 3,184 |
| 2025 | 69 | 11 | 4,827 |
| 2024 | 86 | 11 | 5,473 |
| 2023 | 62 | 14 | 5,286 |
| 2022 | 104 | 31 | 5,467 |
| 2021 | 57 | 14 | 5,763 |
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)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annual
- Founded
- 1966
- ISSN
- 0070-2153
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-8933
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Topics in Developmental Biology
What is the impact factor of Current Topics in Developmental Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.83; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 144.
Which databases index Current Topics in Developmental Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Topics in Developmental Biology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Current Topics in Developmental Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Current Topics in 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .