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Genes

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1800

ISSN2073-4425eISSN2073-4425

SJR Q2✓ 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

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total81

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

Removed from DOAJ (2024-09-12). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.823

H-Indexi

138

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.881

Total Worksi

14,463

Total Citationsi

242,500

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Genes is an international journal that provides an advanced forum for studies related to genes, genetics, and genomics. It publishes reviews, research articles, communications, and technical notes.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1800

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,463

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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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?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2073-4425 / 2073-4425

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

1.1k

38k

2019

1.5k

42k

2020

2.1k

41k

2021

2.4k

31k

2022

2.2k

22k

2023

1.6k

8.6k

2024

1.5k

3.2k

2025

716

125

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.

GeneticsQ2

Genetics (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsGenetics (clinical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchPlant Molecular Biology ResearchRNA modifications and cancerGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockEpigenetics and DNA MethylationChromosomal and Genetic VariationsGenetic diversity and population structureMicroRNA in disease regulation

Frequently asked questions about Genes

Is Genes a predatory journal?

Genes was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2024-09-12). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Genes?

Genes 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 2.69.

Is Genes indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Genes is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.