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Genes & Development

Genes & Development is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering molecular biology, molecular genetics, cell biology, and development. It was established in 1987 and is published twice monthly by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press in association with The Genetics Society.

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Genes & Development
DisciplineMolecular biology, developmental biology, genetics, cell biology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byAndrew Dillin
Publication details
History1987–present
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press in association with The Genetics Society (United States)
FrequencyBiweekly
Delayed, after 6 months
7.7 (2025)
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ISSN0890-9369 (print)
1549-5477 (web)
LCCN91642058
OCLC no.301163874
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Genes & Development is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering molecular biology, molecular genetics, cell biology, and development. It was established in 1987 and is published twice monthly by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press in association with The Genetics Society.1

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2012 impact factor of 12.44, ranking it 14th out of 181 journals in the category "Cell Biology",2 third out of 40 journals in the category "Developmental Biology",3 and 7th out of 158 journals in the category "Genetics & Heredity".4 Over 1999–2004, the journal was ranked fifth in the "Molecular Biology and Genetics" category according to ScienceWatch, with an average of 47 citations per paper.5 All issues are available online via the journal website as PDFs, with a text version additionally available from August 1997. Content over 6 months old is freely available.

Since 2025, the current editor-in-chief is Andrew Dillin (University of California, Berkeley), succeeding Terri Grodzicker (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), who had served in this role since 1989.6

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References

  1. "About the Journal". Genes & Development. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  2. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Cell Biology". 2011 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2012.
  3. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Developmental Biology". 2011 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2012.
  4. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Genetics & Heredity". 2011 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2012.
  5. "Hottest Journals of the Millennium (so far)". archive.sciencewatch.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008.
  6. "Genes & Development Editorial Board". Genes & Development. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
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