Journal profile · Genetics & Heredity
Genetics
ISSN 0016-6731 · eISSN 1943-2631 · Genetics Society of America · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1916
Genetics: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.18; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,477; median 55 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 283 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Genetics is published by Genetics Society of America 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 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, together about 24.7% 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 Howard Lipshitz ExecutivePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.4%
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.3%
- Evolution and Genetic DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.1%
- Fungal and yeast genetics researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- DNA Repair MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
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
- 6.18LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 19Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 223LetPub ·
- h-index
- 425OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17,855OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 262LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 22,195 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 267 | 192 | 147 |
| 2025 | 283 | 240 | 813 |
| 2024 | 220 | 202 | 3,083 |
| 2023 | 220 | 198 | 5,573 |
| 2022 | 204 | 204 | 4,276 |
| 2021 | 251 | 250 | 6,266 |
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
55 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 37 days – 95 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (8 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 97 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (643 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 1.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
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 4,477 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 250 | — | — |
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
- Genetics Society of America
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1916
- ISSN
- 0016-6731
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-2631
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 234, Issue 1 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Genetics
What CAS zone is Genetics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Genetics 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 Genetics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.18; CiteScore 8.7, h-index 425.
How long does peer review take at Genetics?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 55 days (interquartile range 37–95 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.5 months; 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.
Which databases index Genetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Genetics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Genetics open access, and what is the APC?
Genetics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,477.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .