10th Anniversary of JDB

The year 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of Journal of Developmental Biology (JDB) (ISSN 2221-3759), a peer-reviewed, open access journal on the development of multicellular organisms at the molecule, cell, tissue, organ, and whole organism levels. JDB has published over 299 papers by more than 935 authors, and nearly 515 reviewers have submitted at least one review report. We appreciate the contributions made by authors and reviewers, which have led to the continued success of our journal. To celebrate this 10th anniversary, we are arranging a series of special content and events. We hope you can join us in celebrating this milestone for our journal and enjoy the collection below.

Development and Achievements

View the 10-year timeline infographic here. Trace the development of JDB from its origins and through various milestones.

The inaugural issue was released. JDB was published as a quarterly journal.



Founding Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Andy Wessels.

Prof. Dr. Andy Wessels served as the Editor-in-Chief of JDB from 2012 to 2016. He is a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. His research interests are focused on cardiovascular development.



JDB was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).



Prof. Dr. Simon J. Conway was appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief for JDB.

Prof. Dr. Simon J. Conway is a professor at Indiana University School of Medicine. He is a member of the American Heart Association. He is a geneticist and developmental biologist, and his research focuses on elucidating the underlying mechanisms of impaired cardiopulmonary and nervous system dysfunction in health and disease.



JDB was indexed in Scopus—Elsevier.



JDB was indexed in PubMed—National Library of Medicine.



FAST Track for Editorial Evaluation of Already Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts.

JDB received an updated CiteScore (2019) of 4.2.



Celebration Activities

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Anniversary Special Issues

The 10th Anniversary of JDB: Feature Papers
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 18 articles | Viewed by 26312
Keywords: development mechanisms and genetics; cell differentiation; embryonic development; tissue/organism growth; metamorphosis and regeneration; genetics/human genetics; cell biology in development; development of the nervous system; evolution of development; rare developmental disorders; rna mechanisms in development; transcriptomics; including single-cell rna-seq; for studies
10th Anniversary of JDB—Recent Advances in Wnt Signaling in Development and Regeneration
edited by Ryan C. Range
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open
Keywords: Wnt signaling; Morphogenesis; stem cells; regeneration; cell embryonic specification and patterning; evolution
10th Anniversary Special Issue of JDB—Advances in Developmental Blood Vessel Growth submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 570 | Submission Open
Keywords: blood vessel growth; angiogenesis; vasculogenesis; arteriogenesis; vascular remodelling
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