Journal profile · Genetics & Heredity
Gene
ISSN 0378-1119 · eISSN 1879-0038 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Semimonthly · Founded 1976
Gene: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.71; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,300; median 76 days to acceptance (116 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 55.76%; 546 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gene is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are 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
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12%
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.9%
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- RNA Research and SplicingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 2.71LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 164LetPub ·
- h-index
- 304OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19,005OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 470LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 28,364 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 259 | 44 | 84 |
| 2025 | 546 | 102 | 1,072 |
| 2024 | 835 | 195 | 4,012 |
| 2023 | 730 | 141 | 5,727 |
| 2022 | 779 | 169 | 8,638 |
| 2021 | 525 | 92 | 7,648 |
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
76 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 55 days – 111 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 1 days (116 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 76 days
- Sample
- 116 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,224 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)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 55.76%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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,300 / EUR 3,090 / GBP 2,640 / JPY 409,300 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0378-1119
- Electronic ISSN
- 1879-0038
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gene
What CAS zone is Gene in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Gene is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 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 Gene?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.71; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 304.
How long does peer review take at Gene?
Based on the dates recorded on 116 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 76 days (interquartile range 55–111 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 55.76%”. 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 Gene?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gene is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Gene open access, and what is the APC?
Gene is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,300.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .