Aims and Scope

The Journal of Reproduction and Development (JRD) is an international, peer-reviewed Open Access publication, and the official journal of the Society for Reproduction and Development. In six issues per year, JRD publishes basic studies of reproductive biology in vertebrates, including gametogenesis, early embryonic development, placenta development, implantation, reproductive endocrine function and reproductive organ development. JRD also welcomes applied and clinical studies that contribute to the control of reproduction in wild, domestic and laboratory animals, and to the development of new technology to address issues in the field of reproduction. Human clinical case reports are not published by the journal.

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Cover Story:

After fertilization, dramatic changes in epigenetic regulations and zygotic genome activation (ZGA) occur, eventually leading to a transition from totipotency to pluripotency. However, the regulation of these processes during preimplantation development remains unclear. Yamamoto et al. investigated the functional roles of periodic tryptophan protein 1 (PWP1) in mouse preimplantation embryos (Yamamoto et al. Pwp1 inhibition impairs the development and early lineage commitment of mouse preimplantation embryos, pp. 168–174). The expression of Pwp1 increased during ZGA, and the PWP1 protein was predominantly localized in the nuclei of the inner cell mass at the blastocyst stage (cover photo). Pwp1 knockdown reduced the developmental potential of mouse preimplantation embryos, accompanied by prolonged expression of the ZGA-related genes at the morula stage and altered expression of cell lineage-related genes at the blastocyst stage. These findings suggest that PWP1 is essential for the regulation of early embryonic development.

JRD Information

  • Impact factor 2.2 (June 2025)
  • Days to the First Decision (all manuscripts): 19 days (2024-2025)
  • Gold Open Access Publication
  • The publication fees (in the case that US$ 1 is 145 JPY)
      Original Articles: 110,000 JPY (Approximately US$ 760)
      Technology Reports: 63,000 JPY (Approximately US$ 435)
      Reviews: 110,000 JPY (Approximately US$ 760)
      Opinions and Hypotheses: 63,000 JPY (Approximately US$ 435)
      There are no charges for publication of Color Figures and Supplementary Material.
  • JRD Outstanding Paper Award in 2024 Congratulations!
    • Chihiro EMORI, Mayo KODANI, Ferheen ABBASI, Masashi MORI, Masahito IKAWA
      PABPN1L is required for maternal mRNA degradation after meiosis resumption
      Vol. 70 (1): 10-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1262/jrd.2023-077
    • Ryutaro AIZAWA, Megumi IBAYASHI, Junichiro MITSUI, Satoshi TSUKAMOTO
      Lipid droplet formation is spatiotemporally regulated in oocytes during follicular development in mice
      Vol. 70 (1): 18-24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1262/jrd.2023-055
    • Atsushi SHIRASAWA, Masafumi HAYASHI, Mayumi SHONO, Atsushi IDETA, Takashi YOSHINO, Katsuhiko HAYASHI
      Efficient derivation of embryonic stem cells and primordial germ cell-like cells in cattle
      Vol. 70 (2): 82-95. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1262/jrd.2023-087
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