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Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1985

ISSN1879-0380

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.094

H-Index

243

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.9

Total Works

4,049

Total Citations

288,356

2yr Mean Citedness

4.77

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development aims to stimulate scientifically grounded, interdisciplinary, multi-scale debate and exchange of ideas. It publishes reviews and opinions with an emphasis on recent articles. The journal covers Developmental Biology and Genetics.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,049

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-0380

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Developmental BiologyQ1

GeneticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyGenetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyGenetics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsDevelopmental Biology and Gene RegulationRNA Research and SplicingCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringEpigenetics and DNA MethylationPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchChromosomal and Genetic VariationsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsHuman auditory perception and evaluationRNA modifications and cancer