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Frontiers in Genetics

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1817

ISSN1664-8021eISSN1664-8021

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

0.833

H-Indexi

173

SNIPi

0.745

Total Worksi

16,890

Total Citationsi

358,082

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Genetics is a high-impact open-access journal that publishes original research, reviews, and opinion articles on all aspects of genetics and genomics. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including molecular genetics, population genetics, evolutionary genetics, human genetics, plant genetics, and animal genetics. We are committed to providing a platform for researchers to share their findings with the scientific community and to advance the field of genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1817

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications16,890

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2009

Visit Journal Website

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

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1664-8021 / 1664-8021

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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?

PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

1.4k

61k

2019

1.8k

51k

2020

2.8k

54k

2021

3.8k

50k

2022

1.9k

18k

2023

1.1k

5.8k

2024

969

1.8k

2025

619

158

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

Genetics (clinical)Q2

Molecular MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsGenetics (clinical)Molecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchRNA modifications and cancerFerroptosis and cancer prognosisMicroRNA in disease regulationGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockEpigenetics and DNA MethylationGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesRNA Research and Splicing

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Genetics

Is Frontiers in Genetics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in 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 Frontiers in Genetics?

Frontiers in 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 2.34.

Is Frontiers in Genetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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