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GigaScience

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

eISSN2047-217X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.387

H-Indexi

134

SNIPi

3.443

Total Worksi

1,538

Total Citationsi

116,041

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Multidisciplinary Sciences; Computer Science Applications; Health Informatics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,538

Publisher OrgUniversity of Oxford

OA Since2011

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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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?

2047-217X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Open peer review

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Health InformaticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomicsChromosomal and Genetic VariationsScientific Computing and Data ManagementBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksGenomics and Rare DiseasesCell Image Analysis TechniquesGene expression and cancer classificationGut microbiota and healthGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Frequently asked questions about GigaScience

Is GigaScience a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for GigaScience: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 GigaScience?

GigaScience 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 6.75.

Is GigaScience indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

GigaScience is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of GigaScience?