Journal profile · Genetics & Heredity
Clinical Dysmorphology
ISSN 0962-8827 · eISSN 1473-5717 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1992
Clinical Dysmorphology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.56; JCR Q4 (journal website); subscription journal; median 109 days to acceptance (31 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Dysmorphology is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, Connective tissue disorders research and Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Genetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To determine the cause of marked hypotonia and neonatal encephalopathy, mild anemia and thrombocytopenia, and nonspecific facial dysmorphism in a neonate after extensive neurological and biochemical evaluations, and karyotyping failed to establish the etiology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Genetics & Heredity
Editor-in-chief Sofia Douzgou HougePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.1%
- Connective tissue disorders researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Craniofacial Disorders and TreatmentsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Congenital limb and hand anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Prenatal Screening and DiagnosticsMedicine5.2%
- Genomics and Rare DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Hedgehog Signaling Pathway StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Genetic Syndromes and ImprintingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · GENETICS & HEREDITY · rank 188/192
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 0.56LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 664OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,974 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 2 | 12 |
| 2024 | 32 | 5 | 32 |
| 2023 | 38 | 7 | 77 |
| 2022 | 35 | 5 | 77 |
| 2021 | 47 | 4 | 134 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 135 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (31 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 31 articles with submission and acceptance dates (72 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 0962-8827
- Electronic ISSN
- 1473-5717
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Dysmorphology
What CAS zone is Clinical Dysmorphology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Dysmorphology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Genetics & Heredity. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Clinical Dysmorphology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.56; CiteScore 1, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Dysmorphology?
Based on the dates recorded on 31 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 82–135 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
What JCR quartile is Clinical Dysmorphology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, GENETICS & HEREDITY Q4 (188/192). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Clinical Dysmorphology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Dysmorphology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Clinical Dysmorphology open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Dysmorphology 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: .