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Human Gene

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2022

ISSN2773-0441eISSN2773-0441

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.254

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.267

Total Worksi

530

Total Citationsi

823

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Human Gene publishes research that advances understanding of human genes and genomes in health and disease. The journal focuses on studies contributing to the discovery, characterization, and functional interpretation of human genes and genetic variation.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 127 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications530

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2773-0441 / 2773-0441

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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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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

119

338

2022

113

251

2023

118

267

2024

150

126

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.

GeneticsQ4

Genetics (clinical)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsGenetics (clinical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

MicroRNA in disease regulationCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchCircular RNAs in diseasesRNA modifications and cancerFerroptosis and cancer prognosisEpigenetics and DNA MethylationLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesGenetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersRNA Research and Splicing

Frequently asked questions about Human Gene

Is Human Gene a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Human Gene: 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 Human Gene?

Human Gene 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 0.96.

Is Human Gene indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Human Gene is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.