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Journal of Heredity

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1905

ISSN1465-7333

SJR Q2✓ 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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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.955

H-Indexi

172

SNIPi

0.993

Total Worksi

14,523

Total Citationsi

291,998

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Evolutionary Biology; Genetics & Heredity; Biotechnology; Genetics; Genetics (clinical); Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1905

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,523

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?

1465-7333

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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

1.7k

2019

1.1k

2020

1.6k

2021

2022

642

2023

328

2024

110

119

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.

BiotechnologyQ2

GeneticsQ2

Genetics (clinical)Q2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Evolutionary BiologyGenetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsBiotechnologyGenetics (clinical)Molecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic diversity and population structureGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockPlant and animal studiesGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsHorticultural and Viticultural ResearchDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPlant Reproductive BiologyChromosomal and Genetic VariationsPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAnimal Genetics and Reproduction

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Heredity

Is Journal of Heredity a predatory journal?

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

Journal of 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 1.45.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Heredity?