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Annual Review of Genetics

Annual Reviews Inc. · United States · Est. 1967

ISSN1545-2948
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total60
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
6.455
H-Index
297
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
2.507
Total Works
1,606
Total Citations
300,032
2yr Mean Citedness
8.80
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Aims & Scope

The Annual Review of Genetics covers significant developments in the field of genetics. These include biochemical, behavioral, cell, and developmental genetics; evolutionary and population genetics; chromosome structure and transmission; gene function and expression; mutation and repair; genomics; immunogenetics; and other topics as related to the genetics of viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals, including humans.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1967
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,606
Publisher OrgAnnual Reviews
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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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Annual Reviews Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1545-2948
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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.

GeneticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

Genetics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringDNA Repair MechanismsBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBacteriophages and microbial interactionsAnimal Genetics and ReproductionGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref