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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

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.327

H-Indexi

243

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.9

Total Worksi

4,049

Total Citationsi

288,356

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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

Citations received

2.7k

2019

128

4.1k

2020

125

3.1k

2021

1.5k

2022

1.2k

2023

117

999

2024

308

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Is Current Opinion in Genetics and Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Opinion in Genetics and Development: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Current Opinion in Genetics and Development?

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development 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 4.77.

Is Current Opinion in Genetics and Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.