Zygote is an international journal dedicated to the rapid publication of original research in early embryology. It covers interdisciplinary studies in animals and humans, from gametogenesis through fertilization to gastrulation. The scope includes gametogenesis, sperm-oocyte interaction, gamete and embryo physiology, cell polarity, cell-cell interactions, nuclear transfer, haploidization, molecular genetics, developmental genetics, in-vitro fertilization, and stem-cell and cryoconservation technologies. The editors favour work describing fundamental processes in the cellular and molecular mechanisms of animal development, and, in particular, the identification of unifying principles in biology. New technologies, clinical papers, review articles, debates and letters are prominent features.

Editor-in-Chief
Brian Dale, Centre for Assisted Fertilization|Via Tasso 480|Naples, 80123|Italy
Editorial Office
Editorial Office 
zygote@cambridge.org
North American Editor
Jonathan van Blerkom, University of Colorado, USA
United Kingdom Editor
John Parrington, University of Oxford, UK
Asian Pacific Editor
Hitoshi Sawada, Nagoya University, Japan
Editorial Board
David Albertini, The Center for Human Reproduction, USA
Alberto Darszon, Universidad Nacional Autonoma, Mexico
Rafael Fissore, Amherst College, USA
Joaquin Gadea Mateos, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
Kazuo Inaba, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Yves Menezo, UNILABS, Paris, France
Toshiyuki Mori, Juntendo University, Japan
Luigia Santella, Stazione Zoologica, Italy
Gary Wessel, Brown University, USA
Mingtao Zhao, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA