Journal profile · Developmental Biology
Evolution & Development
ISSN 1520-541X · eISSN 1525-142X · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1999
Evolution & Development: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.33; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,800; median 161 days to acceptance (57 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Evolution & Development is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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, Animal Behavior and Reproduction and Evolution and Paleontology Studies, together about 26.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Evolution & Development serves as a voice for the rapidly growing research community at the interface of evolutionary and developmental biology. The exciting re-integration of these two fields, after almost a century's separation, holds much promise as the focus of a broader synthesis of biological thought. Evolution & Development publishes works that address the evolution/development interface from a diversity of angles. The journal welcomes papers from paleontologists, population biologists, developmental biologists, and molecular biologists, but also encourages submissions from professionals in other fields where relevant research is being carried out, from mathematics to the history and philosophy of science.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Developmental Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.4%
- Marine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Morphological variations and asymmetryMathematics5.3%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience5.1%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
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 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Evolutionary Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Evolutionary Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Developmental Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | 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 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Evolutionary Biology | Zone 4 |
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
- 2.33LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 927OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 64.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,563 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 19 | 15 |
| 2025 | 32 | 21 | 49 |
| 2024 | 39 | 19 | 88 |
| 2023 | 45 | 32 | 326 |
| 2022 | 31 | 17 | 227 |
| 2021 | 38 | 14 | 468 |
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
161 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 128 days – 237 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (57 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 177 days
- Sample
- 57 articles with submission and acceptance dates (72 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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 3,800 / EUR 3,170 / GBP 2,550 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1520-541X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1525-142X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Evolution & Development
What CAS zone is Evolution & Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Evolution & Development is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Developmental Biology / Genetics & Heredity / Evolutionary 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 Evolution & Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.33; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 109.
How long does peer review take at Evolution & Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 57 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 161 days (interquartile range 128–237 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Evolution & Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Evolution & Development is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Evolution & Development open access, and what is the APC?
Evolution & Development is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,800.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .