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Genome Biology

BMC · United Kingdom

eISSN1474-760X

SJR Q1✓ 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

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?

285

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 260d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

5.792

H-Indexi

332

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.214

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Genetics & Heredity; Cell Biology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

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Submission Info

APC Cost€4,690

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1474-760X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

€4,690

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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)?

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.

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

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyGenetics & Heredity

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 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 Genome Biology?

Genome Biology 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.

Is Genome Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Genome Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Genome Biology?