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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

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?

132

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 111d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.63

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

Review Time~12 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?

1756-8935 / 1756-8935

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

4.9k

2019

1.7k

2020

1.8k

2021

971

2022

595

2023

366

2024

446

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. 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 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?