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Epigenetics and Chromatin

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1856

ISSN1756-8935eISSN1756-8935

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.63

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.845

Total Worksi

1,032

Total Citationsi

38,141

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Genetics & Heredity; Genetics; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1856

Annual Volume~ 59 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,032

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

10/11 · 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?

1756-8935 / 1756-8935

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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

2019

1.7k

2020

1.8k

2021

2022

632

2023

397

2024

543

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.

GeneticsQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsEpigenetics and DNA MethylationChromosomal and Genetic VariationsCancer-related gene regulationGenetic Syndromes and ImprintingDevelopmental Biology and Gene RegulationRNA Research and SplicingRNA modifications and cancerChromatin Remodeling and CancerPluripotent Stem Cells Research

Frequently asked questions about Epigenetics and Chromatin

Is Epigenetics and Chromatin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Epigenetics and Chromatin: 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 Epigenetics and Chromatin?

Epigenetics and Chromatin 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 4.36.

Is Epigenetics and Chromatin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Epigenetics and Chromatin is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Epigenetics and Chromatin?