Journal profile · Genetics & Heredity
Genetics Research
ISSN 0016-6723 · eISSN 1469-5073 · John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · USA · Bimonthly
Genetics Research: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.82; fully open access; APC about USD 2,100; median 234 days to acceptance (57 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Cambridge University Press ceased publication on completion of Volume 102 / 2020. From Issue 1 of Volume 103 / 2021, the Journal is published by Hindawi at https://www.hindawi.com/journals/gr/. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: No longer published by Cambridge University Press Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Genetics Research is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals and Genetic diversity and population structure, together about 28.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Genetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Genetics Research is a fully open access journal providing a key forum for original research on all aspects of human and animal genetics, reporting key findings on genomes, genes, mutations and molecular interactions, extending out to developmental, evolutionary, and population genetics as well as ethical, legal and social aspects. Our aim is to lead to a better understanding of genetic processes in health and disease. The journal focuses on the use of new technologies, such as next generation sequencing together with bioinformatics analysis, to produce increasingly detailed views of how genes function in tissues and how these genes perform, individually or collectively, in normal development and disease aetiology. The journal publishes original work, review articles, short papers, computational studies, and novel methods and techniques in research covering humans and well-established genetic organisms. Key subject areas include medical genetics, genomics, human evolutionary and population genetics, bioinformatics, genetics of complex traits, molecular and developmental genetics, Evo-Devo, quantitative and statistical genetics, behavioural genetics and environmental genetics. The breadth and quality of research make the journal an invaluable resource for medical geneticists, molecular biologists, bioinformaticians and researchers involved in genetic basis of diseases, evolutionary and developmental studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Genetics & Heredity
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.2%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.9%
- SAS software applications and methodsEngineering7.7%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.6%
- Evolution and Genetic DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.2%
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.5%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.82LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,063OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,418 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 5 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 10 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 50 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 234 |
| 2022 | 83 | 83 | 709 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 197 |
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
234 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 148 days – 341 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (32 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 295 days
- Sample
- 57 articles with submission and acceptance dates (61 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 ·
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 2,100 / EUR 1,820 / GBP 1,550 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Fully open access journal. Model summary
Genetics Research is a fully open access journal
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
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Country or region
- USA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0016-6723
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-5073
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Genetics Research
What CAS zone is Genetics Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Genetics Research 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 Genetics Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.82; CiteScore 0.1, h-index 143.
How long does peer review take at Genetics Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 57 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 234 days (interquartile range 148–341 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.
Which databases index Genetics Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Genetics Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Genetics Research open access, and what is the APC?
Genetics Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,100.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .