Developmental biologist and Executive Editor of Development @dev-journal.bsky.social. Part of the Node @the-node.bsky.social and The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social. Own views.
Alex Eve
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"IF is a flawed metric...not an indication of the quality of published research...But, we are not naive. We know IF influences authors' decisions about where to publish".
☝️ The dilemma every journal faces. And that last sentence is a huge understatement. 1/2
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Journal impact factors were released yesterday.
In our latest @dev-journal.bsky.social Editorial, @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social and I discuss how we are all architects of impact, highlighting that measuring the influence and support journals provide goes beyond a single number.
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Journal impact factors were released yesterday.
In our latest @dev-journal.bsky.social Editorial, @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social and I discuss how we are all architects of impact, highlighting that measuring the influence and support journals provide goes beyond a single number.
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
If you are attending BaCell3D (@bacell3d.bsky.social) from 22-24 June in Basel, Switzerland, Reviews Editor @ingridtsang.bsky.social will also be there.
Don't forget to chat to Ingrid about @dev-journal.bsky.social and @the-node.bsky.social.
Thank you to organisers to James Hombría and Antónia Monteiro @monteirolab.bsky.social and everyone who joined us at this week's Workshop on 'Novelty, Co-option and Divergence During Gene Network Evolution'
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Summary: This Editorial offers an honest look at impact factor trends in developmental biology, explains how Development serves its community, and makes the case that sustaining developmental biology ...
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Are you attending ICAR 2026 next week (from 22-26 June) at National University of Singapore?
@dev-journal.bsky.social Editor, @stanfordstomata.bsky.social, and Reviews Editor, @saanjbati.bsky.social, will be there. Feel free to chat with them about your next Development paper.
It's that time of year when the JIFs are out. Over-reliance on it fuels integrity risks like papermills & fraud. Everything is connected! Join us in shifting the focus from venue prestige to merit. Explore RRA resources & course: sfdora.org/reports/ & bit.ly/DORA-Intro-Course
Check out our latest subject collection, showcasing @dev-journal.bsky.social papers on plant development, which has been curated to support ICAR2026: journals.biologists.com/dev/collecti...
Two of the papers in this issue were handled by me. Keep sending us your amazing science! journals.biologists.com/dev/issue/15...
Summary: This Editorial offers an honest look at impact factor trends in developmental biology, explains how Development serves its community, and makes the case that sustaining developmental biology ...
Summary: This Editorial offers an honest look at impact factor trends in developmental biology, explains how Development serves its community, and makes the case that sustaining developmental biology ...
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Richard Sever
As Editor of @dev-journal.bsky.social I get asked "What are you doing about your impact factor?"
In our new editorial we say: Ask not what Dev can do for the impact factor. Ask what you can do for Dev's IF
The IF is about how we all cite, review & assess each other's work
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Alex Eve
Alex Eve
Development
Development is the leading community journal in developmental biology, publishing research and reviews across the spectrum of animal and plant developmental biology.
Summary: This Editorial offers an honest look at impact factor trends in developmental biology, explains how Development serves its community, and makes the case that sustaining developmental biology ...
