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Gene Therapy

Springer Nature · United Kingdom

ISSN0969-7128eISSN1476-5462

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.502

H-Indexi

188

SNIPi

1.201

Total Worksi

4,897

Total Citationsi

252,167

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Gene Therapy covers research and clinical applications of therapeutic techniques based on a genetic component. The journal aims to foster development in genetic enhancement, molecular biology, virology, immunology, and gene delivery.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, 2009-

StatusActive

Total Publications4,897

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0969-7128 / 1476-5462

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.7k

2019

112

2.8k

2020

2.6k

2021

1.2k

2022

967

2023

595

2024

264

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

GeneticsQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Molecular MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyBiotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyGenetics & HeredityMedicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

GeneticsMolecular MedicineMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Virus-based gene therapy researchRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringCAR-T cell therapy researchViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects

Frequently asked questions about Gene Therapy

Is Gene Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Gene Therapy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Gene Therapy?

Gene Therapy is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.34.

Is Gene Therapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Gene Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.