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Human Heredity

S. Karger AG · Switzerland · Est. 1950

ISSN1423-0062

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.265

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.44

Total Worksi

4,316

Total Citationsi

84,976

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1950

Frequency8 No. A Year, 2001-

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications4,316

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~26 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1423-0062

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Citations received

297

2019

2020

2021

2022

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

Genetics (clinical)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsGenetics (clinical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesBlood groups and transfusionHuman auditory perception and evaluationHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersErythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockNeonatal Health and Biochemistry

Frequently asked questions about Human Heredity

Is Human Heredity a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Human Heredity: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Human Heredity?

Human Heredity 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 0.43.

Is Human Heredity indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Human Heredity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Human Heredity?