- About the journal
- ISSN 3070-5657 (online)
- Open access · CC BY 4.0
About the Journal of Embryology
The Journal of Embryology (JE) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of embryology and developmental biology. It has been published by Open Access Pub since 2017.
Purpose and readership
How embryos form, and why it matters
JE serves developmental and reproductive biologists, stem-cell and genetics researchers, comparative zoologists and clinical embryologists who need sound evidence on how an embryo develops.
JE publishes research on embryonic development and the biology that makes it possible, in any species. The journal covers gametogenesis and fertilization, early embryonic development, morphogenesis and organogenesis, stem cells and developmental genetics, reproductive physiology, and comparative embryology.
Its aims are to publish methodologically sound research that advances understanding of development, to give space to the methods and models on which that research depends, and to make the results freely available to everyone who can use them.
Basic, comparative, translational and clinical studies are all welcome when a developmental question is central. The Aims and Scope page describes the scope in full.
Article types
- Original Research
- Review
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Methods
- Short Communication
- Case Report
- Commentary
- Letter
Preparation guidance for each type is given in the Instructions for Authors.
Journal register
Reference information on the journal’s identity, ownership, editorial responsibility, rights, review, fees and preservation.
ISSN (online)3070-5657
- Full title
- Journal of Embryology
- Short title JE.
- Publisher and owner
- Open Access Pub
- The journal is owned and published by Open Access Pub. openaccesspub.org
- Publication history
- Since 2017
- Articles are published continuously as they are ready; the journal does not fix the number of issues in advance.
- Access
- Open access
- Every article is free to read, download and share from the day of publication, with no subscription or registration.
- License and copyright
- CC BY 4.0
- Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Authors retain copyright.
- Peer review
- Single-blind by default
- Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request.
- Article processing charge
- USD 1,200
- Payable only after acceptance. There is no submission fee. Withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal’s withdrawal policy.
- Persistent identifiers
- DOI prefix 10.14302
- Articles receive DOIs registered with Crossref.
- Research integrity
- Crossref Similarity Check
- Submitted manuscripts are screened with Crossref Similarity Check, powered by iThenticate.
- Preservation
- Portico
- The journal’s articles will be deposited in Portico for long-term preservation. Read our preservation policy.
Editorial responsibility
The Editor-in-Chief leads the journal’s editorial direction and oversees its decisions, supported by an international editorial board of embryologists and developmental biologists who handle manuscripts within their expertise and advise on the journal’s scope and policies.
Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal. They are independent of the article processing charge and of any fee-relief inquiry. Editors with a conflict of interest are recused from handling the manuscript.
Peer review
All submissions undergo initial editorial screening. Manuscripts that meet the journal's scope and minimum requirements proceed to independent peer review. Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts. The full process is set out in the Editorial Policies.
Open access and copyright
Free to read and reuse
JE is an open-access journal. All articles are freely available on openaccesspub.org from the day of publication. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0), which permits anyone to read, download, copy, distribute, adapt and reuse the work, provided the authors and the original publication are credited. Authors retain copyright in their work.
Each article is assigned a Crossref DOI, and article metadata are openly available to scholarly discovery services. The Indexing page describes these records.
Contact
Editorial office
Questions about the journal, its policies or a manuscript can be sent to the editorial office of JE at Open Access Pub: info@openaccesspub.org.