Journal profile · Zoology
Invertebrate Reproduction & Development
ISSN 0792-4259 · eISSN 2157-0272 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly · Founded 1989
Invertebrate Reproduction & Development: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.71; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,490; median 174 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Invertebrate Reproduction & Development is published by Taylor and Francis 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 Crustacean biology and ecology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research and Marine and fisheries research, together about 24.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Invertebrate Reproduction & Development ( IRD) presents original research on all aspects of the reproductive and developmental biology of invertebrate animal taxa (all multicellular animal taxa except those in the Vertebrata subphylum). Encouraged topic areas include: reproductive physiology, biochemistry, morphology, and behaviour, and the regulatory mechanisms underlying reproduction and development (genetic, endocrine and molecular). Papers reporting significant results obtained using new techniques, and applied studies related to captive breeding and aquaculture will also be considered.The journal publishes review papers, original research papers, and short notes. It also welcomes brief reports on extraordinary or unique phenomena centered on an impactful image. The main criteria for acceptance are originality, scientific rigour and appeal to an international readership. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. IRDis published in association with the International Society of Invertebrate Reproduction and Development.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Editor-in-chief Annie MercierPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science10%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences7.6%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Marine Biology and Environmental ChemistryEngineering6.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.8%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience5.6%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
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 | Reproductive Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Reproductive Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | 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 | Reproductive Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | 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
OCLC, CABI, USDA, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BVPublisher website
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
- 0.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.23Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.62Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 766OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 26,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,736 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 24 | 2 | 13 |
| 2024 | 27 | 3 | 32 |
| 2023 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1 | 65 |
| 2021 | 24 | 4 | 214 |
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
174 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 296 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (40 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (44 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)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 47%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 27 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 2,490 | — | — |
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 accepted4
- brief reportsIt also welcomes brief reports on extraordinary or unique phenomena centered on an impactful image.Length not stated
- original research papersThe journal publishes review papers, original research papers, and short notes.Length not stated
- review papersThe journal publishes review papers, original research papers, and short notes.Length not stated
- short notesThe journal publishes review papers, original research papers, and short notes.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Model summary
Invertebrate Reproduction & Development is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the dis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review is single anonymized; submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0792-4259
- Electronic ISSN
- 2157-0272
- Society / sponsor
- International Society of Invertebrate Reproduction and Development
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 70, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Invertebrate Reproduction & Development
What CAS zone is Invertebrate Reproduction & Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Invertebrate Reproduction & Development is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Reproductive Biology / Zoology. 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 Invertebrate Reproduction & Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.71; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Invertebrate Reproduction & Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 174 days (interquartile range 110–296 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 47%. 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 Invertebrate Reproduction & Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Invertebrate Reproduction & Development is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Invertebrate Reproduction & Development open access, and what is the APC?
Invertebrate Reproduction & Development is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,490.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .