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Journal of Genetics

Springer · India · Est. 1910

ISSN0973-7731

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2017-07-07). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.292

H-Indexi

105

SNIPi

0.507

Total Worksi

3,854

Total Citationsi

85,900

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Genetics is an English language publication, focusing on all areas of genetics and evolution. Published by the Indian Academy of Sciences. Founded in 1910, making it the oldest English language journal in genetics. Retains its interest in evolutionary research. Presents information of relevance to geneticists, even if not explicitly genetic.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1910

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,854

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0973-7731

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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

120

1.3k

2019

940

2020

884

2021

357

2022

127

2023

2024

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.

GeneticsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

Genetics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic diversity and population structureGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsChromosomal and Genetic VariationsPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant and animal studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Genetics

Is Journal of Genetics a predatory journal?

Journal of Genetics was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-07-07). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Genetics?

Journal of Genetics 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 1.11.

Is Journal of Genetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Genetics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.