Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Aims & Scope

Invertebrate Reproduction & Development ( IRD) presents original research on the reproductive and developmental biology of the Invertebrata, both embryonic and postembryonic.

IRD welcomes papers reporting significant results obtained using new techniques.

Encouraged topic areas include: aquaculture, physiology, biochemistry, functional morphology, phylogeny, behavioural and regulatory mechanisms, including genetic, endocrine and molecular studies.

Papers containing qualitative descriptions of reproductive cycles and gametogenesis will not be considered.

IRD is published in association with the International Society of Invertebrate Reproduction and Development.

The journal publishes penetrating and provocative reviews, research papers, notes and announcements.

New techniques and perspectives are particularly welcome.

The journal also welcomes short reports on 'hot' articles appearing in the current literature.

The main criteria for acceptance of subject reviews and research papers are originality, scientific rigour and appeal to an international readership.

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17212

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	67

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.283

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	42

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Accuracy and standardization of brachyuran larval descriptions

  Citation: 195

  Authors: PAUL F., DANILOK, GERHARD W.

• Using<i>C. elegans</i>for aging research

  Citation: 182

  Authors: Heidi A.

• Molecular approaches to nontoxic antifouling

  Citation: 179

  Authors: A. S., D., D. J., J. S.

• Ontogeny of osmoregulation in crustaceans: a review

  Citation: 176

  Authors: GUY

• Salinity as a key parameter in the larval biology of decapod crustaceans

  Citation: 173

  Authors: KLAUS

• Contributions of larval biology to crustacean research: a review

  Citation: 160

  Authors: KLAUS

• Roles of neurotransmitters in regulating reproductive hormone release and gonadal maturation in decapod crustaceans

  Citation: 150

  Authors: MILTON

• Storage tissue metabolism and reproduction in marine bivalves—a brief review

  Citation: 144

  Authors: MICHEL, PIERRE

• Testing generalizations about latitudinal variation in reproduction and recruitment patterns with sicyoniid and caridean shrimp species

  Citation: 125

  Authors: RAYMOND T.

• Changes in vitellin during oogenesis and effect of estradiol-17β on vitellogenesis in the Pacific oyster<i>Crassostrea gigas</i>

  Citation: 120

  Authors: QI, MAKOTO, TOHRU, KATSUYOSHI

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