Development is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 scientific journal

Scientific journal

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 in the field of developmental biology

Developmental biology

Developmental biology is the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop. Modern developmental biology studies the genetic control of cell growth, differentiation and "morphogenesis", which is the process that gives rise to tissues, organs and anatomy.- Related fields of study...

 that covers cellular and molecular mechanisms of animal and plant development. Topics covered include stem cell

Stem cell

This article is about the cell type. For the medical therapy, see Stem Cell TreatmentsStem cells are biological cells found in all multicellular organisms, that can divide and differentiate into diverse specialized cell types and can self-renew to produce more stem cells...

s and nuclear reprogramming, regional specification

Regional specification

In the field of developmental biology, regional specification is the process by which different areas are identified in the development of the early embryo. The process by which the cells become specified differs between organisms.-Cell fate determination:...

, morphogenesis

Morphogenesis

Morphogenesis , is the biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape...

, organogenesis

Organogenesis

In animal development, organogenesis is the process by which the ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm develop into the internal organs of the organism. Internal organs initiate development in humans within the 3rd to 8th weeks in utero...

, evolution

Evolution

Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...

 of the developmental process, and developmental studies of disease.

In 2009, the BioMedical & Life Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association

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 included Development in their list of top 100 journals in Biology and Medicine over the last 100 years. It is published by The Company of Biologists.

Brief history

Originally called Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology and established in 1953, the journal provided a periodical that would be primarily devoted to morphogenesis

Morphogenesis

Morphogenesis , is the biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape...

. In 1987, the journal was renamed Development. The journal’s full archive from 1953 is available online. Development now publishes 24 issues annually and content over 6 months old is freely available.

Past editors

Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology

• 1953–1978: Michael Abercrombie
  Michael Abercrombie
  Michael Abercrombie FRS was a British cell biologist and embryologist.He was the son of the poet Lascelles Abercrombie.-External links:* http://www.ijdb.ehu.es/web/paper.php?doi=10761842...
  
  
• 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–present: Olivier Pourquie