Journal profile · Developmental Biology
Developmental Biology
ISSN 0012-1606 · eISSN 1095-564X · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly · Founded 1959
Developmental Biology: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.94; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; median 114 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 295 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Developmental Biology is published by Elsevier Inc. and is in Zone 3 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 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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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 Biology16%
- Congenital heart defects researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.9%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience5.9%
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine5.9%
- Pluripotent Stem Cells ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Animal Genetics and ReproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.94LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 208LetPub ·
- h-index
- 339OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16,441OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 236LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 23,467 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 166 | 94 | 43 |
| 2025 | 295 | 192 | 454 |
| 2024 | 199 | 194 | 785 |
| 2023 | 189 | 163 | 939 |
| 2022 | 178 | 178 | 1,982 |
| 2021 | 209 | 209 | 3,626 |
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
114 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 77 days – 157 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 116 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (489 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 1.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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 3,550 / EUR 3,320 / GBP 2,840 / JPY 440,310 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1959
- ISSN
- 0012-1606
- Electronic ISSN
- 1095-564X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Developmental Biology
What CAS zone is Developmental Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Developmental Biology is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Developmental Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Developmental Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.94; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 339.
How long does peer review take at Developmental Biology?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 114 days (interquartile range 77–157 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Developmental Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Developmental Biology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Developmental Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Developmental Biology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .