Journal profile · Genetics & Heredity
Advances in Genetics
ISSN 0065-2660 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Irregular
Advances in Genetics: impact factor 1.94; subscription journal; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Genetics is published by Academic Press Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, together about 20.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology and Genetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Genetics presents an eclectic mix of articles of use to all human and molecular geneticists. They are written and edited by recognized leaders in the field and make this an essential series of books for anyone in the genetics field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Genetics & Heredity
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.69Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 120OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 629OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,452 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 2 | 24 |
| 2024 | 28 | 1 | 79 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | 33 |
| 2021 | 20 | 2 | 115 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- articleArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Copyright © 2026 Elsevier, its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. Model summary
Copyright © 2026 Elsevier, its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- ISSN
- 0065-2660
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Genetics
What is the impact factor of Advances in Genetics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.94; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 120.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Genetics?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Advances in Genetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Genetics is indexed in Scopus.
Is Advances in Genetics open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Genetics is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .