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Chromosome Research

SPRINGER · Netherlands · Est. 1993

ISSN1573-6849

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.201

H-Indexi

111

SNIPi

0.701

Total Worksi

2,344

Total Citationsi

73,748

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Chromosome Research is a leading journal in chromosome, chromatin, and nuclear biology, publishing high-quality experimental studies across all organisms. Topics include chromosome organization, chromatin biology, DNA repair, epigenetics, cancer cytogenomics, and comparative genomics. With no citation limits and an average first decision time of just 4 days, the journal ensures rapid, rigorous review.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

FrequencyEight No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,344

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-blind

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SPRINGER

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-6849

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

1.1k

2019

415

2020

340

2021

486

2022

382

2023

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.

GeneticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyGenetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

Genetics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesGenetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal AbnormalitiesGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGenetic diversity and population structureGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsAnimal Genetics and ReproductionDNA Repair MechanismsPlant Disease Resistance and Genetics

Frequently asked questions about Chromosome Research

Is Chromosome Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chromosome Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Chromosome Research?

Chromosome Research 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 2.46.

Is Chromosome Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chromosome Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.