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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1965

ISSN1750-1172eISSN1750-1172

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.218

H-Indexi

177

SNIPi

1.569

Total Worksi

5,247

Total Citationsi

180,306

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Genetics & Heredity; Medicine, Research & Experimental; Medicine (miscellaneous); Pharmacology (medical); Genetics (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1965

Annual Volume~ 518 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,247

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2005

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1750-1172 / 1750-1172

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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?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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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

300

11k

2019

352

11k

2020

524

12k

2021

453

8.6k

2022

395

2023

496

3.2k

2024

663

1.6k

2025

397

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Genetics (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & HeredityMedicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Medicine (miscellaneous)Genetics (clinical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Rare DiseasesLysosomal Storage Disorders ResearchMetabolism and Genetic DisordersGlycogen Storage Diseases and MyoclonusHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeConnective tissue disorders researchNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders ResearchMitochondrial Function and PathologyGenetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesAmyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

Is Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases: 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 Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases?

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 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 2.48.

Is Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases?