Journal History
| 2013 | The inaugural issue was released. JDB was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2015 | JDB was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2016 | JDB announced the first edition of the Travel awards. |
| 2017 | JDB was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2018 | JDB was indexed in PubMed - National Library of Medicine. |
| FAST Track for Editorial Evaluation of Already Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts. | |
| 2020 | JDB received an updated CiteScore (2019) of 4.2. |
| 2023 | The year 2023 marked the 10th Anniversary of JDB. JDB received its first Impact Factor (2.7). |
| 2024 | JDB received its 2023 Impact Factor (2.2). JDB received an updated CiteScore (2023) of 4.1. JDB announced the first edition of the Outstanding Reviewer Award. |
| 2025 | JDB received an updated CiteScore (2024) of 4.5. JDB received its 2024 Impact Factor (2.5). |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2012–2016 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Andy Wessels |
| 2016–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Simon J. Conway |
