Journal profile · Developmental Biology
Development Growth & Differentiation
ISSN 0012-1592 · eISSN 1440-169X · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1969
Development Growth & Differentiation: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.46; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 86 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 66 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Development Growth & Differentiation is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 4 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, Animal Genetics and Reproduction and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, together about 26.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Development Growth & Differentiation (DGD) publishes seven types of articles: original, short, resource, method, protocol, technical notes, and review papers. Pleasee read Author Guidelines for more information about each article types.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Developmental Biology
Editor-in-chief Naoto UenoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Japan 41, United States 8, Mainland China 2, Taiwan, China 2, Germany 2 (59 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.3%
- Animal Genetics and ReproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.8%
- Pluripotent Stem Cells ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience5.2%
- Marine Biology and Environmental ChemistryEngineering5.2%
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine5.1%
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.46LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,130OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 48Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 355,829Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,304 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 21 | 5 |
| 2025 | 66 | 34 | 54 |
| 2024 | 53 | 43 | 106 |
| 2023 | 77 | 64 | 294 |
| 2022 | 73 | 27 | 293 |
| 2021 | 68 | 47 | 654 |
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 Crossref · to
86 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 52 days – 138 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (75 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 108 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (93 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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 48%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 48%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,990 / EUR 3,330 / GBP 2,660 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted11, with length limits
- historical reviewHistorical reviews are to provide a recent or traditional research field or society etc.Length not stated
- meeting reportA timely review of academic meetings and symposia that are useful to the developmental biology community, by invitation of the editors.Length not stated
- method articleMethod articles are to report novel methods/techniques or critically improved methods with new findings as articles.Length not stated
- mini reviewws are usually no more than 8000 words. Mini reviews are usually no more than 4000 words. ACCEPTANCE Manuscripts are accepted whether or not the autmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- original (research) articleResearch articles are on any subjects having a context in development, growth, and differentiation processes in animals, plants, and microorganisms, dealing wit…Length not stated
- protocolProtocols are to provide instructions of methods that have already been used in published papers elsewhere but not described in detail yet.Length not stated
- research articleage, abstract, or reference list. Short research articles are a short version of research articles with (i) 2000~4000 words (not including the title page, abstr…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- resource paperResource papers describe a dataset, such as whole genome sequences and expressed sequence tags (ESTs), with some biological insights, which should be valuable f…Length not stated
- review articlethe Editor-in-Chief before submission. Review articles and Historical reviews are usually no more than 8000 words. Mini reviews are usually no more than 4000 wo…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- short articleShort research articles are a short version of research articles with (i) 2000~4000 words (not including the title page, abstract, or reference list), (ii) two …Length not stated
- technical noteTechnical Notes are are to report a new or improved technique(s), tool(s), or material(s) in a series of experimental methods, providing (i) improvements in the…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- AI use Disclosing the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section.Find more details on Wiley’s AI guidelines for researchers and Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data sharing encouraged; data accessibility statement with repository link to be published alongside paper. Model summary
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT, LICENSING AND OPEN ACCESS
Accepted papers will be passed to Wiley’s production team for publication. The author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Wiley’s Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be asked to complete an electronic license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.This journal is a subscri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access COPYRIGHT, LICENSING AND OPEN ACCESS
Accepted papers will be passed to Wiley’s production team for publication. The author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Wiley’s Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be asked to complete an electronic license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.This journal is a subscri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: preprints encouraged before submission; submitted version may be posted at any time; update pre-publication versions with link to final published article. Model summary
Authors are encouraged to post their articles on a preprint server before submitting to DGD.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1969
- ISSN
- 0012-1592
- Electronic ISSN
- 1440-169X
- Society / sponsor
- Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Development Growth & Differentiation
What CAS zone is Development Growth & Differentiation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Development Growth & Differentiation is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Cell Biology / Developmental Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Development Growth & Differentiation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.46; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 97.
How long does peer review take at Development Growth & Differentiation?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 86 days (interquartile range 52–138 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 48% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Development Growth & Differentiation based?
Of the 59 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (41), United States (8) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Development Growth & Differentiation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Development Growth & Differentiation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Development Growth & Differentiation open access, and what is the APC?
Development Growth & Differentiation is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
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: .