Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Genetics
Genes and Environment
ISSN 1880-7046 · eISSN 1880-7062 · BioMed Central · JAPAN · Founded 2015
Genes and Environment: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.95; fully open access; APC about USD 2,590; median 71 days to acceptance (48 articles, last 24 months); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Genes and Environment is published by BioMed Central 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 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, DNA Repair Mechanisms and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, together about 48.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Genes and Environment is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that aims to accelerate communications among global scientists working in the fields of genes and environment. The journal welcomes papers dealing with those topics that are relevant to the environment, such as mutagenesis and carcinogenesis, genomics and epigenetics, molecular epidemiology and genetic toxicology, and regulatory sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Genetics
Editor-in-chief Masami YamadaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 7%); most named Japan 28, Mainland China 3, South Korea 3, United States 2, Canada 2 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology28.3%
- DNA Repair MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.6%
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine4%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science3.5%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.3%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine3%
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 |
| Minor | Toxicology | 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 |
| Minor | Toxicology | 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 |
| Minor | Toxicology | 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
EmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 1.95LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 183OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 297,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 652 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 70 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 92 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 280 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 256 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 822 |
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
71 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 111 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (48 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 91 days
- Sample
- 48 articles with submission and acceptance dates (53 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 27 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,590 / EUR 2,190 / GBP 1,890 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,790 / USD 2,490 / EUR 2,090 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,890 / USD 2,590 / EUR 2,190 | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted8
- brief reportFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Brief Report Review Comment Correspondence Meeting report Editorial MethodologyLength not stated
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The journal follows a CC0 data policy; the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication waiver applies to all published data. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access articles are published under a CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence). Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Genes and Environment articles are published open access under a CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Int…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2015
- ISSN
- 1880-7046
- Electronic ISSN
- 1880-7062
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Genes and Environment
What CAS zone is Genes and Environment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Genes and Environment is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Genetics & Heredity / Toxicology. 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 Genes and Environment?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.95; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Genes and Environment?
Based on the dates recorded on 48 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 71 days (interquartile range 46–111 days); authors report an average review time of about 27 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Genes and Environment based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (28), Mainland China (3) and South Korea (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Genes and Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Genes and Environment is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Genes and Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Genes and Environment is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,590.
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: .