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| 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 | |
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]
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
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.[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
Development 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
Development 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
the 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
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[10][11]
 - Since 2019: James Briscoe[12]
 
References
- ↑ "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.
 - 1 2 3 "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.
 
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