Journal profile · Genetics & Heredity
Genetica
ISSN 0016-6707 · eISSN 1573-6857 · Springer International Publishing · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly · Founded 1919
Genetica: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.98; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,590; median 96 days to acceptance (39 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Genetica is published by Springer International Publishing 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 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genetic diversity and population structure and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, together about 36.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Genetics and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Genetica publishes original research and reviews involving classical and modern genetics, with a strong emphasis on evolutionary genetics, population genetics, and genomics across a wide diversity of organisms, including plants, animals, and microorganisms. The journal particularly welcomes studies addressing molecular evolution, phylogenomics, genetic diversity and structure of natural populations, gene family evolution, comparative and functional genomics, and the genetic basis of adaptation to environmental and ecological pressures. Contributions employing genome-wide approaches, bioinformatics, transcriptomics, and integrative computational methods are encouraged, especially when they provide insights into evolutionary processes, speciation, domestication, conservation, and genome organization. Genetica does not consider submissions centered on biomedical, clinical, or human disease-oriented research. Papers on breeding animal and plant genetics are not within the scope of Genetica unless framed in an evolutionary context.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Genetics & Heredity
Editor-in-chief Elena BužanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 8, Brazil 5, Japan 3, France 3, Mainland China 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.2%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.4%
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Evolution and Genetic DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, 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
- 1.98LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,693OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 150,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,980 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 30 | 4 | 48 |
| 2024 | 22 | 3 | 78 |
| 2023 | 25 | 7 | 134 |
| 2022 | 34 | 8 | 251 |
| 2021 | 35 | 9 | 298 |
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
96 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 142 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (39 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 114 days
- Sample
- 39 articles with submission and acceptance dates (39 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 2,590 / EUR 3,990 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- brief reportResearch article: These are substantial, in-depth, novel research studies of interest to the readership of the journal. Review: Review papers should summarize t…main text ≤ 1,500 words · abstract ≤ 80 words
- case studyCase Study: These papers denote a report of a new models in theoretical population and evolutionary genetics.Length not stated
- correspondenceResearch article: These are substantial, in-depth, novel research studies of interest to the readership of the journal. Review: Review papers should summarize t…main text ≤ 1,500 words · references ≤ 15
- full articleResearch article: These are substantial, in-depth, novel research studies of interest to the readership of the journal. Review: Review papers should summarize t…Length not stated
- hypothesisResearch article: These are substantial, in-depth, novel research studies of interest to the readership of the journal. Review: Review papers should summarize t…Length not stated
- methodologyMethodology: These papers describe and document a new, or substantially improved method/approach/software/database, to be applied in evolutionary or conservatio…Length not stated
- original paperResearch article: These are substantial, in-depth, novel research studies of interest to the readership of the journal. Review: Review papers should summarize t…Length not stated
- perspectiveResearch article: These are substantial, in-depth, novel research studies of interest to the readership of the journal. Review: Review papers should summarize t…main text ≤ 2,500 words · abstract ≤ 50 words · figures and tables ≤ 2 · references ≤ 12
- research articleResearch article: These are substantial, in-depth, novel research studies of interest to the readership of the journal. Review: Review papers should summarize t…Length not stated
- reviewResearch article: These are substantial, in-depth, novel research studies of interest to the readership of the journal. Review: Review papers should summarize t…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
Authors must indicate whether or not they have a financial relationship with the organization that sponsored the research. This note should be added in a separate section before the reference list. If no conflict exists, authors should state: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data transparency policy Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Ethics approval policy Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Genetica, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Manuscripts are screened for plagiarism through automated computer software. Please indicate if your manuscript has been archived in an electronic database, since this may result in high iThenticate index suggestive of plagiarism. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1919
- ISSN
- 0016-6707
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-6857
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Genetica
What CAS zone is Genetica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Genetica 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 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Genetica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.98; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 116.
How long does peer review take at Genetica?
Based on the dates recorded on 39 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 96 days (interquartile range 75–142 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 are the manuscript requirements of Genetica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: 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 Genetica based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), Brazil (5) and Japan (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Genetica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Genetica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Genetica open access, and what is the APC?
Genetica is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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: .