Journal profile · Genetics & Heredity
Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics
ISSN 1527-8204 · eISSN 1545-293X · Annual Reviews Inc. · UNITED STATES · Annual · Founded 2000
Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.28; subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: mostly invited papers; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics is published by Annual Reviews Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genomics and Rare Diseases, Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, together about 22.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Genetics and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: The Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics covers significant developments in the field of genomics as they apply to human genetics and the human genome. We have particular interest in the areas of genomic technology, genome structure and function, genetic modification, human variation and population genetics, human evolution and, importantly, all aspects of human genetic disease and including individualized medicine.  
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Genetics & Heredity
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genomics and Rare DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.7%
- Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- BRCA gene mutations in cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 8.28LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.06LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104LetPub ·
- h-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 464OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 557 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 19 | 7 |
| 2025 | 22 | 21 | 133 |
| 2024 | 20 | 19 | 335 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 642 |
| 2022 | 29 | 28 | 1,385 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 1,150 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- Mostly invited papersLetPub ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annual
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1527-8204
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-293X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Genetics & Heredity; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.28; CiteScore 15.1, h-index 158.
Which databases index Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Genomics and Human 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: .