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Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2011

ISSN2090-5920eISSN2090-5920

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.767

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.21

Total Works

1,270

Total Citations

25,616

2yr Mean Citedness

2.35

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemical technology: Biotechnology; Biology (General): Genetics. Topics: plant biotechnology, animal biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, medical biotechnology, genomics, proteomics

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 150 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,270

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2090-5920 / 2090-5920

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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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.

BiotechnologyQ2

GeneticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsBiotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant tissue culture and regenerationEnzyme Production and Characterizationvaccines and immunoinformatics approachesNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsGenetic diversity and population structureBiofuel production and bioconversionPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Molecular Biology ResearchEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction