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Genome Biology

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1946

ISSN1474-7596

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

5.71

H-Indexi

364

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.214

Total Worksi

5,951

Total Citationsi

975,512

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cell Biology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Genetics.

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

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

302

73k

2019

304

43k

2020

352

28k

2021

271

17k

2022

294

11k

2023

324

6.4k

2024

444

2.6k

2025

251

126

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Genome Biology

Is Genome Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Genome Biology: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Genome Biology?

Genome Biology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 5.71.

Is Genome Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Genome Biology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Genome Biology?