# Genes & Development

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Genes & Development Discipline Molecular biology, developmental biology, genetics, cell biology Language English Edited by Andrew Dillin Publication details History 1987–present Publisher Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press in association with The Genetics Society (United States) Frequency Biweekly Open access Delayed, after 6 months Impact factor 7.7 (2025) Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt ) ISO 4 Genes Dev. Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L CODEN GEDEEP ISSN 0890-9369 (print) 1549-5477 (web) LCCN 91642058 OCLC no. 301163874 Links Journal homepage Online access Online archive

***Genes & Development*** is a [peer-reviewed](/source/Peer-reviewed) [scientific journal](/source/Scientific_journal) covering [molecular biology](/source/Molecular_biology), [molecular genetics](/source/Molecular_genetics), [cell biology](/source/Cell_biology), and [development](/source/Developmental_biology). It was established in 1987 and is published twice monthly by [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press](/source/Cold_Spring_Harbor_Laboratory_Press) in association with [The Genetics Society](/source/The_Genetics_Society).[1]

According to the *[Journal Citation Reports](/source/Journal_Citation_Reports)*, the journal has a 2012 [impact factor](/source/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](/source/Portable_Document_Format), with a text version additionally available from August 1997. Content over 6 months old is freely available.

Since 2025, the current [editor-in-chief](/source/Editor-in-chief) is Andrew Dillin ([University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley)), succeeding [Terri Grodzicker](/source/Terri_Grodzicker) ([Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory](/source/Cold_Spring_Harbor_Laboratory)), who had served in this role since 1989.[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["About the Journal"](http://genesdev.cshlp.org/site/misc/about.xhtml). *Genes & Development*. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Retrieved 2012-12-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-WoS1_2-0)** "Journals Ranked by Impact: Cell Biology". *[2011 Journal Citation Reports](/source/Journal_Citation_Reports)*. [Web of Science](/source/Web_of_Science) (Science ed.). [Thomson Reuters](/source/Thomson_Reuters). 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-WoS2_3-0)** "Journals Ranked by Impact: Developmental Biology". *[2011 Journal Citation Reports](/source/Journal_Citation_Reports)*. [Web of Science](/source/Web_of_Science) (Science ed.). [Thomson Reuters](/source/Thomson_Reuters). 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-WoS3_4-0)** "Journals Ranked by Impact: Genetics & Heredity". *[2011 Journal Citation Reports](/source/Journal_Citation_Reports)*. [Web of Science](/source/Web_of_Science) (Science ed.). [Thomson Reuters](/source/Thomson_Reuters). 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Hottest Journals of the Millennium (so far)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081208204107/http://archive.sciencewatch.com/jan-feb2005/sw_jan-feb2005_page1.htm). *archive.sciencewatch.com*. Archived from [the original](http://archive.sciencewatch.com/jan-feb2005/sw_jan-feb2005_page1.htm) on December 8, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Genes & Development Editorial Board"](http://genesdev.cshlp.org/site/misc/edboard.xhtml). *Genes & Development*. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Retrieved 2012-12-22.

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- [Official website](http://genesdev.cshlp.org/)

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