Journal profile · GENETICS & HEREDITY
G3-Genes Genomes Genetics
ISSN 2160-1836 · Genetics Society of America · UNITED STATES
G3-Genes Genomes Genetics: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4; fully open access; APC about USD 2,580; median 71 days to acceptance (61 articles, last 24 months); 313 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
G3-Genes Genomes Genetics is published by Genetics Society of America and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, together about 26.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Genetics and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GENETICS & HEREDITY
Editor-in-chief Lauren McIntyrePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 53, Canada 6, Sweden 4, Mainland China 2, Germany 2 (78 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.8%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.1%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.6%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Fungal and yeast genetics researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC, Portico
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,884OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 296LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,057,434Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,941 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 284 | 284 | 107 |
| 2025 | 313 | 313 | 703 |
| 2024 | 307 | 307 | 1,802 |
| 2023 | 297 | 297 | 2,647 |
| 2022 | 347 | 347 | 4,239 |
| 2021 | 471 | 471 | 7,572 |
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 PubMed · to
71 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 99 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 37 days (11 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 106 days
- Sample
- 61 articles with submission and acceptance dates (721 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,580 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,709 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,580 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 892 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 3,625
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Highlights
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted2
- research articleInvestigations Investigations are full-length research articles that present novel findings. There are no length restrictions. Reports The G3 Reports article ty…Length not stated
- surveyInvestigations Investigations are full-length research articles that present novel findings. There are no length restrictions. Reports The G3 Reports article ty…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Authorship is limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the design and execution of the work described. Any contributors whose participation does not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged but not listed as an author. For a detailed definition of authorship, please see the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) definitions of authors and cont…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
Reviewers Individuals that have a conflict of interest relating to a submitted manuscript should recuse themselves and will not be assigned to oversee, handle, or peer review the manuscript. If during peer review an editor, reviewer, or author becomes aware of a conflict of interest that was not previously known or disclosed they must inform the editorial office immediately. Editors At initial sub…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of data and materials
When you publish in G3, you help to catalyze scientific advances by sharing your experimental reagents, results, and interpretations. For these articles to have the greatest impact, authors need to make unique research materials and data freely available to other investigators (see Genetics, 184: 1). G3 requires all authors to publicly release all data and software code underlying any published pa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Screening for misconduct
Manuscripts may be screened using iThenticate to help detect publication misconduct including plagiarism and redundant publication. Manuscripts may also be screened, including with services provided by third parties, to help detect integrity issues such as inappropriate image alteration and papermill activity.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access charges
Please see the details of open access licences and charges. As the Journal is fully open access, you must pay the open access charge or request to use an institutional agreement to pay the open access charge through our licencing and payment portal, SciPris. Please note that prices are subject to change. All stated charges are exclusive of any applicable value added tax, goods and services tax and…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
The Journal uses the ANSI/NISO Standard Terminology for Peer Review. If you would like further description of the peer review terms used here, please refer to the most recent standard definitions. If further clarification is needed, please contact the editorial office at g3-gsa@thegsajournals.org. The Journal operates single-anonymized peer review, meaning that the identity of the authors is known…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
As an author, you retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels and this does not prevent submission to the Journal. If accepted, you are required to update the status of any preprint, including adding your published paper’s DOI. For full details on allowed channels and updating your preprint, please see our Author self-archiving policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving
Self-archiving refers to posting a copy of your work on a publicly accessible website or repository. Under certain circumstances, you may self-archive versions of your work on your own webpages, on institutional webpages, and in other repositories. For information about the Journal's policy, and to learn which version(s) of your paper are acceptable for self-archiving, please see our Author self-a…
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
- Genetics Society of America
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2160-1836
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about G3-Genes Genomes Genetics
What CAS zone is G3-Genes Genomes Genetics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, G3-Genes Genomes Genetics is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Genetics & Heredity. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of G3-Genes Genomes Genetics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.4; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 123.
How long does peer review take at G3-Genes Genomes Genetics?
Based on the dates recorded on 61 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 71 days (interquartile range 43–99 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks. 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 are the manuscript requirements of G3-Genes Genomes Genetics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Highlights: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of G3-Genes Genomes Genetics based?
Of the 78 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (53), Canada (6) and Sweden (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index G3-Genes Genomes Genetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, G3-Genes Genomes Genetics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is G3-Genes Genomes Genetics open access, and what is the APC?
G3-Genes Genomes Genetics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,580.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .