Journal profile · Developmental Biology
Developmental Neurobiology
ISSN 1932-8451 · eISSN 1932-846X · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2007
Developmental Neurobiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.95; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,550; median 148 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 73 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Developmental Neurobiology is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Developmental Neurobiology welcomes original research articles and critical review papers that report mechanistic but also conceptual advances regarding all aspects of nervous system development, regeneration and aging, reaching across the varied lifespans of invertebrates and vertebrates including humans. Submitted work may concern topics of neuro-evolution, plasticity, the ontogeny of behavior, regeneration and repair including the use of stem cells, but also studies of nervous system diseases, for example neurodevelopmental disorders, neuroinflammation and neuroimmune responses. Submitted work may involve a wide range of strategies including genetics, epigenetics, molecular, cellular, physiological, anatomical or behavioral studies. The journal also has a long and successful tradition of publishing Special Issues on the above topics, which usually provide comprehensive conceptual overviews that fill an important gap in the current literature and provide a valuable resource for researchers in those fields. A complete list of forthcoming and past Special Issues can be found on a dedicated section of the journal homepage. The Editors welcome suggestions of Special Issue topics or pre-submission inquiries about original research reports or potential review articles that fall into the journal's remit. Authors interested in submitting to Developmental Neurobiology should consult the journal's Author Guidelines, which provides useful advice on manuscript preparation and more. All submissions to Developmental Neurobiology should be submitted via the journal's online system. Abstracting and Indexing Information AgBiotech News & Information (CABI) AgBiotechNet (CABI) Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (ProQuest) Animal Breeding Abstracts (CABI) Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics) Biological Science Database (ProQuest) BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics) CAB Abstracts® (CABI) CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) Chemical Abstracts Service/SciFinder (ACS) Current Contents: Life Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Dairy Science Abstracts (CABI) Embase (Elsevier) FISHLIT (NISC South Africa) Global Health (CABI) Health & Medical Collection (ProQuest) Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest) Hospital Premium Collection (ProQuest) Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) Materials Science & Engineering Database (ProQuest) MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM) Natural Science Collection (ProQuest) Nematological Abstracts (CABI) Postharvest News
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Developmental Biology
Editor-in-chief Diego IaconoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 12%); most named United States 21, Mainland China 6, Japan 3, Switzerland 3, Taiwan, China 2 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience13.9%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience9.9%
- Axon Guidance and Neuronal SignalingNeuroscience8.3%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience7.1%
- Nerve injury and regenerationNeuroscience5.9%
- Zebrafish Biomedical Research ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Retinal Development and DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | 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
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 1.95LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 122LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,124OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 65Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 189,056Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,888 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 31 | 11 |
| 2025 | 73 | 42 | 218 |
| 2024 | 31 | 20 | 107 |
| 2023 | 26 | 17 | 116 |
| 2022 | 49 | 27 | 482 |
| 2021 | 65 | 34 | 968 |
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
148 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 224 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 174 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (133 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 124 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 4,550 / EUR 3,810 / GBP 3,070 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted7, with length limits
- method & protocol scopeDevelopmental Neurobiology publishes the following contribution types: Research Articles Review Articles Perspective Scope Method & Protocol Scope Short Communi…Length not stated
- perspective scopeDevelopmental Neurobiology publishes the following contribution types: Research Articles Review Articles Perspective Scope Method & Protocol Scope Short Communi…Length not stated
- practice & policy scopeDevelopmental Neurobiology publishes the following contribution types: Research Articles Review Articles Perspective Scope Method & Protocol Scope Short Communi…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles are full-length reports of quality currenLength not stated
- reviewpreferentially on their own work. Such reviews are typically about 3000 words, not including a 250-word abstract, references, figures, anmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- review articlesDevelopmental Neurobiology publishes the following contribution types: Research Articles Review Articles Perspective Scope Method & Protocol Scope Short Communi…Length not stated
- short communications scopeDevelopmental Neurobiology publishes the following contribution types: Research Articles Review Articles Perspective Scope Method & Protocol Scope Short Communi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Preprints
- Authorship Additional Authorship Options
Joint first or senior authorship: In the case of joint first authorship, a footnote should be added to the author listing, e.g. ‘X and Y should be considered joint first author’ or ‘X and Y should be considered joint senior author.’
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Originality policy: submission implies content not published or submitted elsewhere except brief abstract in proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium. Model summary
Authors should kindly note that submission implies that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere except as a brief abstract in the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Authors choosing to publish their article in an open-access format will be charged an Article Publication Charge (APC). A complete list of APCs for Wiley journals is available at www.wileyauthors.com/APCpricing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: preprints allowed; must not be formally published elsewhere; authors must inform editorial office at submission; accepted papers must be able to assign copyright or agree to Wiley Open Access terms and pay fee; authors required to update preprint entry to link/cite DOI of published Model summary
Developmental Neurobiology will consider submissions that have previously been made available online, either on a preprint server like arXiv, bioRxiv, or PeerJ PrePrints, or on the authors’ own website.
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
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1932-8451
- Electronic ISSN
- 1932-846X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 86, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Developmental Neurobiology
What CAS zone is Developmental Neurobiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Developmental Neurobiology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Developmental Biology / Neurosciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Developmental Neurobiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.95; CiteScore 4, h-index 104.
How long does peer review take at Developmental Neurobiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 148 days (interquartile range 92–224 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27% (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 Developmental Neurobiology based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 12%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (21), Mainland China (6) and Japan (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Developmental Neurobiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Developmental Neurobiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Developmental Neurobiology open access, and what is the APC?
Developmental Neurobiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,550.
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: .