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.[1] 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.[2]
| Discipline | Developmental biology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | James Briscoe |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology |
| History | 1953–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | 24/year |
| Delayed (after 6 months) | |
| 4.6 (2022) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Development |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0950-1991 (print) 1477-9129 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 15088415 |
| Links | |
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.[3]
Brief history
editOriginally 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.[4][5]
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 6 months old is free to read.[6]
Scope and content
editDevelopment publishes original research articles and reports, techniques and resources, reviews, and primers across the spectrum of animal and plant developmental biology.[7][8]
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
editDevelopment is abstracted and/or indexed by:[6]
- 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).[6]
the Node
editthe Node is an online community that was launched by Development in 2010. It is a place for developmental biologists to share news and information about the field. Anyone in the community can create an account and contribute.[9]
Journal management
editPast editors
editJournal 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[10][11]
- Since 2019: James Briscoe[12]
References
edit- ^ "Home | Development". dev.biologists.org. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "News from Development | Development". dev.biologists.org. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "DBIO: Top 100 Journals in Biology and Medicine". dbiosla.org. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "Development: moving on in 2006" (PDF). Development. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-07-23.
- ^ "Development in 2007: new developments and sad goodbyes" (PDF). Development. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-07-19.
- ^ a b c "About Development | Development". dev.biologists.org. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "Article types | Development". dev.biologists.org. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "Aims and scope | Development". dev.biologists.org. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "About the Node | Development". dev.biologists.org. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ Briscoe, James (2010-02-01). "An interview with Olivier Pourquié". Development. 137 (3): 361–362. doi:10.1242/dev.047191. ISSN 0950-1991. PMID 20081184.
- ^ Bray, Sarah; Storey, Kate; Brown, Katherine (2018-03-15). "A new Editor-in-Chief for Development". Development. 145 (6). doi:10.1242/dev.165266. ISSN 0950-1991. PMID 29588291.
- ^ Brown, Katherine (2018-03-15). "An interview with James Briscoe". Development. 145 (6). doi:10.1242/dev.165274. ISSN 0950-1991. PMID 29588292.