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Gene Reports

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 2015

ISSN2452-0144eISSN2452-0144

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ 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

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.324

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.33

Total Worksi

2,473

Total Citationsi

12,602

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Gene Reports publishes research that advances understanding of genes and gene systems across all biological systems, including prokaryotes, eukaryotes, and viruses. The journal publishes papers that focus on the regulation, expression, function and evolution of genes in all biological contexts.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 226 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,473

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 Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2452-0144 / 2452-0144

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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

220

1.4k

2019

418

4.5k

2020

455

2.7k

2021

258

1.2k

2022

136

353

2023

249

538

2024

292

200

2025

156

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.

GeneticsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

Genetics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

MicroRNA in disease regulationCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaRNA modifications and cancerCircular RNAs in diseasesBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesEpigenetics and DNA MethylationRNA Research and SplicingRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Gene Reports

Is Gene Reports a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Gene Reports: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Gene Reports?

Gene Reports 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 1.00.

Is Gene Reports indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Gene Reports is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.