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Genes and Nutrition

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1979

ISSN1555-8932eISSN1865-3499

SJR Q2✓ 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?

142

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 114d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.978

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.795

Total Worksi

810

Total Citationsi

29,045

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Genetics & Heredity; Nutrition & Dietetics; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications810

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1555-8932 / 1865-3499

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

Citations received

1.4k

2019

571

2020

302

2021

402

2022

158

2023

127

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.

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ2

GeneticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & HeredityNutrition & Dietetics

Scopus Categories

GeneticsEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nutrition, Genetics, and DiseaseAdipose Tissue and MetabolismDiet and metabolism studiesFatty Acid Research and HealthNutritional Studies and DietAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesFolate and B Vitamins ResearchTrace Elements in HealthGenetic Associations and EpidemiologyAntioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress

Frequently asked questions about Genes and Nutrition

Is Genes and Nutrition a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Genes and Nutrition: 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 Genes and Nutrition?

Genes and Nutrition 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 2.52.

Is Genes and Nutrition indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Genes and Nutrition is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Genes and Nutrition?