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Forensic Science International: Genetics

Elsevier Ireland Ltd · Ireland · Est. 1880

ISSN1872-4973eISSN1878-0326

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.428

H-Indexi

119

SNIPi

1.348

Total Worksi

3,053

Total Citationsi

89,486

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Genetics & Heredity; Medicine, Legal; Genetics; Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionIreland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1880

FrequencyFive No. A Year, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,053

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ireland Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1872-4973 / 1878-0326

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

195

5.1k

2019

173

3.5k

2020

147

3.2k

2021

124

1.7k

2022

115

1.4k

2023

147

842

2024

149

416

2025

151

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

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & HeredityMedicine, Legal

Scopus Categories

GeneticsPathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forensic and Genetic ResearchMolecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsGenetic diversity and population structureEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesIdentification and Quantification in FoodGenetic Associations and EpidemiologyRace, Genetics, and SocietyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Forensic Science International: Genetics

Is Forensic Science International: Genetics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Forensic Science International: Genetics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Forensic Science International: Genetics?

Forensic Science International: 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 2.39.

Is Forensic Science International: Genetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Forensic Science International: Genetics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Forensic Science International: Genetics?