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Human Molecular Genetics

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1910

ISSN1460-2083

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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 7. 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

1.447

H-Indexi

356

CiteScorei

SNIPi

0.923

Total Worksi

14,241

Total Citationsi

1,163,288

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Human Molecular Genetics is committed to the communication of high quality studies related to human molecular genetic disease mechanisms from the analysis of mutated genes and disease susceptibility through to therapeutics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1910

FrequencyTwenty-Four No. A Year, 2000-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,241

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1460-2083

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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

✅

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

312

12k

2019

292

8.1k

2020

376

2021

311

2022

209

2.1k

2023

192

1.1k

2024

210

427

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

Genetics (clinical)Q1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyGenetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsMedicine (miscellaneous)Genetics (clinical)Molecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mitochondrial Function and PathologyGenetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesGenetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersRNA modifications and cancerRNA Research and SplicingEpigenetics and DNA MethylationMuscle Physiology and DisordersGenetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research

Frequently asked questions about Human Molecular Genetics

Is Human Molecular Genetics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Human Molecular 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 Human Molecular Genetics?

Human Molecular 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 7.

Is Human Molecular Genetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Human Molecular Genetics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.