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Genetics

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1860

ISSN1943-2631

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.934

H-Indexi

419

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.33

Total Worksi

22,221

Total Citationsi

1,659,724

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.81

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Genetics & Heredity; Genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1860

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications22,221

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1943-2631

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

single-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

277

9.7k

2019

242

7.1k

2020

250

2021

203

4.1k

2022

221

5.3k

2023

222

2.8k

2024

293

615

2025

158

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

Genetics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsEvolution and Genetic DynamicsGenetic diversity and population structureFungal and yeast genetics researchDNA Repair MechanismsCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

Frequently asked questions about Genetics

Is Genetics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Genetics: 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 Genetics?

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 4.81.

Is Genetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Genetics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Genetics?

Subject areas: Genetics & Heredity; Genetics.

Genetics

Aims & Scope

General Information

Submission Info

Ethics & Quality

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

Publication & Citation Trend

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Subject Classification

Frequently asked questions about Genetics

Is Genetics a predatory journal?

What is the impact factor of Genetics?

Is Genetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

What is the aims and scope of Genetics?

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