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Animal Genetics

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0268-9146eISSN1365-2052

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.591

H-Index

117

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.745

Total Works

5,283

Total Citations

112,077

2yr Mean Citedness

1.56

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the genetic basis of economically important traits and disease resistance in livestock and companion animals. Studies utilize genomic and transcriptomic approaches to identify genetic variants associated with phenotypes such as growth, pigmentation, meat quality, and disease susceptibility, with applications in breeding and conservation.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, <1992->

StatusActive

Total Publications5,283

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0268-9146 / 1365-2052

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

GeneticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agriculture, Dairy & Animal ScienceGenetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyGeneticsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsAnimal Genetics and ReproductionCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchGenetic diversity and population structure