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Journal of Applied Genetics

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1967

ISSN1234-1983eISSN2190-3883

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.476

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.663

Total Worksi

1,595

Total Citationsi

29,417

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Applied Genetics focuses on the research of applicative aspects of plant, human, animal and microbial genetics and genomics. Broader in scope than specialized journals in the field.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,595

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1234-1983 / 2190-3883

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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

1.3k

2019

2020

910

2021

553

2022

464

2023

110

415

2024

103

174

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.

GeneticsQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyGenetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsChromosomal and Genetic VariationsGenetics and Plant BreedingAnimal Genetics and ReproductionCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchRNA modifications and cancerGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Genetics

Is Journal of Applied Genetics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Applied Genetics: 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 Journal of Applied Genetics?

Journal of Applied 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 1.83.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Applied Genetics?