Journal of Reproduction and Development

Aims & Scope

Journal of Reproduction and Development (JRD) is the official journal of the Society for Reproduction and Development, published bimonthly, and welcomes original articles.

JRD provides free full-text access of all the published articles on the web.

The functions of the journal are managed by Editorial Board Members, such as the Editor-in-Chief, Co-Editor-inChief, Managing Editors and Editors.

All manuscripts are peer-reviewed critically by two or more reviewers.

Acceptance is based on scientific content and presentation of the materials.

The Editors select reviewers and correspond with authors.

Final decisions about acceptance or rejection of manuscripts are made by the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Editor-in-Chief.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

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.

• Follicular Growth and Atresia in Mammalian Ovaries: Regulation by Survival and Death of Granulosa Cells

  Citation: 633

  Authors: Fuko, Naoko, Noboru, Satoshi

• Monitoring Metabolic Health of Dairy Cattle in the Transition Period

  Citation: 489

  Authors: Stephen

• Involvement of Anteroventral Periventricular Metastin/Kisspeptin Neurons in Estrogen Positive Feedback Action on Luteinizing Hormone Release in Female Rats

  Citation: 475

  Authors: Sachika, Shunji, Yoshihiro, Hisanori, Mika, Kenji, Hitomi, Tetsuya, Hirokazu, Yoshihisa, Hiroko, Kinji, Kei-Ichiro

• Oxidative Stress and Redox Regulation on <i>In Vitro</i> Development of Mammalian Embryos

  Citation: 186

  Authors: Masashi

• Regulation Mechanism of Selective Atresia in Porcine Follicles: Regulation of Granulosa Cell Apoptosis during Atresia

  Citation: 181

  Authors: Noboru, Yasufumi, Fuko, Naoko, Akihisa, Kazuhiro, Takashi

• The Regulation of Ovarian Granulosa Cell Death by Pro- and Anti-apoptotic Molecules

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Fuko, Naoko, Yasufumi, Noboru

• Defined System for In Vitro Production of Porcine Embryos Using a Single Basic Medium

  Citation: 149

  Authors: Koji, Chie, Akira

• High Survival Rate of Bovine Oocytes Matured In Vitro Following Vitrification

  Citation: 138

  Authors: Ri-Cheng, Masashige, Leonard, Justin, Osamu, Takashi

• Successful Mouse Cloning of an Outbred Strain by Trichostatin A Treatment after Somatic Nuclear Transfer

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Satoshi, Hong-Thuy, Sayaka, Kenzo, Nguyen Van, Takafusa, Eiji, Hiroshi, Rinako, Tetsutaro, Teruhiko

• Preventive Effect of Zinc Against Cadmium-induced Oxidative Stress in the Rat Testis

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Salem, Hafedh, Catherine, Pascale, Thierry, Jean-Luc, Alain, Mohsen, Khémais