About Developmental Biology

Developmental Biology studies the processes by which an organism develops from a single cell to an organised group of cells. It tries to answer how such a complexity is achieved over space and time, while all cells in an organism contain the same genetic material.

The aim of this collection is to collate research that addresses relevant questions in the field of Developmental Biology. We welcome the use of established model systems, including plants, bacterial colonies, invertebrates, and vertebrates, but also research carried out in less studied organisms. We also encourage submission of research using stem cell-based embryo-like structures as model systems.

Methodology used can include genetics, omics, microscopy, experimental biology, biophysical modelling, and in silico approaches, among others.

Submissions to this collection can be focused on but not limited to:

• Embryogenesis
• Morphogenesis and patterning
• Organogenesis
• Cell differentiation
• Cell migration
• Self-organization
• Tissue repair and regeneration
• Cell signalling
• Evolutionary Comparative Developmental Biology (EvoDevo)
• Stem cell-based model systems

Only research funded by Horizon 2020 and/or Horizon Europe is eligible for publication on Open Research Europe. All article processing charges will be covered centrally by the European Commission.

Our selection of article types facilitates the dissemination of research in this area, including Research Articles, Brief Reports, Data Notes, Method Articles, Software Tool Articles, Study Protocols, Registered Reports, Reviews, and Systematic reviews. We accept positive, negative, or null studies, replication studies and refutation studies equally.

Open Research Europe requires open access to research data supporting articles under the principle ‘as open as possible, as closed as necessary’. All articles should include citations to repositories that host the data underlying the results, together with any information needed to replicate, validate, and/or reuse the results/your study and analysis of the data. We recognise there may be exceptions due to ethical, data protection, or confidentiality considerations, or because the data have been obtained from a third party and access restrictions apply.