Journal profile · Developmental Biology
Development
ISSN 0950-1991 · eISSN 1477-9129 · Company of Biologists Ltd · ENGLAND · Semimonthly
Development: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.65; hybrid open access; median 171 days to acceptance (75 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 12.5%; 409 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Development is published by Company of Biologists Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Congenital heart defects research and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Development is the leading community journal in developmental biology, publishing research and reviews across the spectrum of animal and plant developmental biology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Developmental Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology19.3%
- Congenital heart defects researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Pluripotent Stem Cells ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience4.6%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.7%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 3.65LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 302LetPub ·
- h-index
- 475OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17,124OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 56.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 271LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 20,732 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 295 | 198 | 183 |
| 2025 | 409 | 348 | 959 |
| 2024 | 446 | 400 | 3,061 |
| 2023 | 416 | 408 | 5,265 |
| 2022 | 464 | 436 | 8,113 |
| 2021 | 416 | 356 | 10,649 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
171 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 120 days – 244 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (75 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 209 days
- Sample
- 75 articles with submission and acceptance dates (829 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 155 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access publishing options
Development recognises the benefits of Open Access publishing and as one of the very first transformative journals we offer several publishing options to all of our authors, whatever their funder or financial status. Read more about the OA options we offer our authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Company of Biologists Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- ISSN
- 0950-1991
- Electronic ISSN
- 1477-9129
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 153, Issue 17 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Development
What CAS zone is Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Development is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Developmental Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.65; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 475.
How long does peer review take at Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 75 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 171 days (interquartile range 120–244 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 12.5%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Development is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Development open access, and what is the APC?
Development is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .