{{Infobox journal | title = Mechanisms of Development | formernames = Mechanisms of Development, Cell Differentiation and Development, Cell Differentiation | cover = Mechanisms of Development.gif | editor = D. Wilkinson | discipline = Developmental biology | abbreviation = Mech. Dev. | publisher = Elsevier | country = | frequency = Monthly | history = 1972–present | openaccess = Delayed, after 12 months | license = | impact = 2.176 | impact-year = 2018 | website = https://www.journals.elsevier.com/mechanisms-of-development | link1 = https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/mechanisms-of-development | link1-name = Online archive | link2 = https://www.journals.elsevier.com/gene-expression-patterns | link2-name = ''Gene Expression Patterns'' | JSTOR = | OCLC = 22927690 | LCCN = 92645804 | CODEN = MEDVE6 | ISSN = 0925-4773 | eISSN = 1872-6356 }} '''''Mechanisms of Development''''' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of developmental biology. It is the official journal of the International Society of Developmental Biologists and is published by Elsevier. The journal was established in 1972 as '''''Cell Differentiation''''' and was renamed '''''Cell Differentiation and Development''''' in 1988. It acquired its current name in December 1990. The editor-in-chief is D. Wilkinson (National Institute for Medical Research). A separate section of the journal, '''''Gene Expression Patterns''''', covers research on cloning and gene expression. In 2020 the journal became '''''Cells & Development''''' with the subtitle: 'Cell and Developmental Biology and their Quantitative Approaches'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/cellsdev|title=Twitter @CellsDev|access-date=2020-12-16|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.journals.elsevier.com/cells-and-development|title=Cells & Development}}</ref>
==Abstracting and indexing== The journal is abstracted and indexed in: {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| *Elsevier BIOBASE *Biological & Agricultural Index *Biological Abstracts *BIOSIS Previews *Chemical Abstracts *Current Awareness in Biological Sciences *Current Contents/Life Sciences *EMBASE *EMBiology *Genetics Abstracts *MEDLINE *PASCAL *FRANCIS *Science Citation Index *Scopus }} According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 2.041,<ref>{{cite book |year=2016 |chapter=Mechanisms of Development |title=2015 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Thomson Reuters |edition=Science |series=Web of Science |title-link=Journal Citation Reports }}</ref> whereas ''Gene Expression Patterns'' has an impact factor of 1.485.<ref>{{cite book |year=2016 |chapter=Gene Expression Patterns |title=2015 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Thomson Reuters |edition=Science |series=Web of Science |title-link=Journal Citation Reports }}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.journals.elsevier.com/mechanisms-of-development}} (''Mechanisms of Development'') * {{Official website|https://www.journals.elsevier.com/gene-expression-patterns}} (''Gene Expression Patterns'')
Category:Academic journals established in 1972 Category:Monthly journals Category:Developmental biology journals Category:Elsevier academic journals Category:English-language journals