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Genome Biology

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1946

ISSN1474-7596

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

5.71

H-Index

364

CiteScore

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SNIP

2.214

Total Works

5,951

Total Citations

975,512

2yr Mean Citedness

8.06

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the analysis of genomic and multi-omic data to understand biological mechanisms, including DNA methylation for immune cell deconvolution, functional characterization of genetic variants, microbial network inference, centromere function, proteogenomics, single-cell RNA sequencing, RNA modifications, hematopoietic stem cell aging, translation initiation, ovarian aging, centromere organization in nematodes, gene interactions in spinal deformity, bacterial genome architecture, and population genetic diversity from genome skimming.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1946

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,951

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since1999

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1474-7596

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cell BiologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

GeneticsQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

GeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomicsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsRNA Research and SplicingGene expression and cancer classificationChromosomal and Genetic VariationsEpigenetics and DNA MethylationBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksRNA modifications and cancer