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CRISPR Journal

Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN2573-1599eISSN2573-1602

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.003

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.73

Total Worksi

605

Total Citationsi

9,374

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Genetics & Heredity; Biotechnology; Genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications605

Publisher OrgMary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2573-1599 / 2573-1602

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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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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

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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.3k

2019

1.7k

2020

100

1.5k

2021

2.1k

2022

440

2023

309

2024

113

2025

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.

BiotechnologyQ1

GeneticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsBiotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesInnovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchBiomedical Ethics and RegulationVirus-based gene therapy researchRNA regulation and diseaseAnimal Genetics and Reproduction

Frequently asked questions about CRISPR Journal

Is CRISPR Journal a predatory journal?

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

CRISPR Journal 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 2.68.

Is CRISPR Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

CRISPR Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of CRISPR Journal?