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Human Mutation

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United Kingdom · Est. 1962

ISSN1098-1004

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.967

H-Indexi

217

SNIPi

1.44

Total Worksi

7,962

Total Citationsi

359,524

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Genetics & Heredity; Genetics; Genetics (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1962

FrequencyMonthly, 1997-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,962

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1098-1004

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

280

7.7k

2019

205

4.8k

2020

173

2.8k

2021

184

3.1k

2022

204

2023

154

2024

144

2025

248

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

Genetics (clinical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsGenetics (clinical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Rare DiseasesGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesMetabolism and Genetic DisordersCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsRNA modifications and cancerRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsGenetic factors in colorectal cancerRNA Research and SplicingLysosomal Storage Disorders ResearchGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Frequently asked questions about Human Mutation

Is Human Mutation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Human Mutation: 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 Human Mutation?

Human Mutation 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 0.92.

Is Human Mutation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Human Mutation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Human Mutation?