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Molecular Cytogenetics

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1973

ISSN1755-8166eISSN1755-8166

SJR Q3✓ 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?

112

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 94d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.485

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.819

Total Worksi

1,211

Total Citationsi

17,051

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Genetics & Heredity; Biochemistry; Biochemistry (medical); Genetics; Genetics (clinical); Molecular Biology; Molecular Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1973

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,211

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 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

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1755-8166 / 1755-8166

✅

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?

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

✅

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

849

2019

529

2020

385

2021

475

2022

145

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.

BiochemistryQ3

Biochemistry (medical)Q3

GeneticsQ3

Genetics (clinical)Q3

Molecular BiologyQ3

Molecular MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsBiochemistryBiochemistry (medical)Genetics (clinical)Molecular MedicineMolecular Biology

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Cytogenetics

Is Molecular Cytogenetics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Molecular Cytogenetics: 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 Molecular Cytogenetics?

Molecular Cytogenetics 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 1.21.

Is Molecular Cytogenetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Cytogenetics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Molecular Cytogenetics?