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Current Genetics

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany

ISSN0172-8083

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.668

H-Index

134

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.529

Total Works

4,598

Total Citations

152,079

2yr Mean Citedness

1.49

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Discover Genetics and Evolution is a fully open access, peer-reviewed journal that supports multidisciplinary research across all fields relevant to genetics and evolution. The journal aims to be a resource for researchers, policy makers and the general public for recent advances in genetics and evolution science and its uses in research development and society. As a fully open access journal, we ensure that our research is highly discoverable and instantly available globally to everyone. The journal particularly welcomes work that aims to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially Life Below Water; Life on Land; Good Health and Wellbeing; and Zero Hunger.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,598

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0172-8083

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

GeneticsQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

GeneticsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fungal and yeast genetics researchPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesDNA Repair Mechanisms