Development is a bi-weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of developmental biology that covers cellular and molecular mechanisms of animal and plant development. It is published by The Company of Biologists. Development is partnered with Publons, is part of the Review Commons initiative and has two-way integration with bioRxiv.
In 2009, the BioMedical & Life Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association included Development in their list of top 100 journals in Biology and Medicine over the last 100 years.
Contents
Brief history
Originally called Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology (ISSN 0022-0752) and established in 1953, the journal provided a periodical that would be primarily devoted to morphogenesis.
In 1987, the journal was renamed Development. The journal's full archive from 1953 is available online. Development is now a hybrid journal and publishes 24 issues a year. Content over 12 months old is free to read.
Scope and content
Development publishes original research articles and reports, techniques and resources, reviews, and primers across the spectrum of animal and plant developmental biology.
Topics covered include:
Stem cells and regeneration
Nuclear programming
Evolutionary development
Systems biology
Neurobiology
Regional specification
Morphogenesis
Organogenesis
Evolution of the developmental process
Aetiology of disease
Epigenetics
Plant development
Reproductive biology
Musculoskeletal system
The journal operates on a continuous publication model. The final version of record is released online as soon as it is ready.
Abstracting and indexing
Development is abstracted and/or indexed by:
BIOBASE
CAB abstracts
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Current Content
EMBASE
ISI Web of Science
Medline
Scopus
Development is a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).
the Node
the Node is an online community that was launched by Development in 2010. It is a place for developmental and stem cell biologists to share news and information about the field. Anyone in the community can create an account and contribute.
Journal management
Past editors
Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology
1953–1978: Michael Abercrombie
1979–1982: R. J. Cole, R. L. Gardner, R. M. Gaze, P. A. Lawrence
1983–1987: R. L. Gardner, R. M. Gaze, P. A. Lawrence, H. R. Woodland
Development
1987–2002: Chris Wylie
2003–2009: Jim Smith
2010–2018: Olivier Pourquie
Since 2019: James Briscoe