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Genome

National Research Council of Canada · Canada · Est. 1967

ISSN1480-3321

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.442

H-Indexi

147

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.759

Total Worksi

5,558

Total Citationsi

172,578

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Genetics & Heredity; Biotechnology; Genetics; Medicine (miscellaneous); Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1967

FrequencyMonthly, 2006-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,558

Publisher OrgNRC Research Press

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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?

National Research Council of Canada

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1480-3321

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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

1.2k

2019

1.8k

2020

692

2021

256

2022

208

2023

164

2024

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.

BiotechnologyQ3

GeneticsQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Molecular BiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyGenetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsBiotechnologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsGenetic diversity and population structureGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Virus Research StudiesPlant Pathogens and ResistancePlant Genetic and Mutation Studies

Frequently asked questions about Genome

Is Genome a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Genome: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Genome?

Genome 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 1.53.

Is Genome indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Genome is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Genome?