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PLoS Genetics

Public Library of Science · United States · Est. 1955

ISSN1553-7390eISSN1553-7404

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.857

H-Indexi

343

SNIPi

1.046

Total Worksi

11,678

Total Citationsi

897,852

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

PLOS Genetics publishes original research articles in all areas of genetics and genomics. The journal covers a broad range of topics including, but not limited to, molecular genetics, population genetics, evolutionary genetics, human genetics, quantitative genetics, and genomics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1955

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,678

Publisher OrgPublic Library of Science

OA Since2004

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Public Library of Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1553-7390 / 1553-7404

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

569

30k

2019

567

22k

2020

584

19k

2021

490

10k

2022

424

6.5k

2023

320

2.7k

2024

406

1.3k

2025

211

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.

Cancer ResearchQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

GeneticsQ1

Genetics (clinical)Q1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsCancer ResearchEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGenetics (clinical)Molecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsDNA Repair MechanismsRNA Research and SplicingGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsChromosomal and Genetic VariationsCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringGenetic Associations and EpidemiologyEpigenetics and DNA MethylationRNA modifications and cancerPlant Molecular Biology Research

Frequently asked questions about PLoS Genetics

Is PLoS Genetics a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of PLoS Genetics?

PLoS Genetics 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 3.68.

Is PLoS Genetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

PLoS Genetics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.