Journal profile · AGRONOMY-GENETICS & HEREDITY
Genetika-Belgrade
ISSN 0534-0012 · eISSN 2683-3867 · Drustvo Geneticara Srbije · SERBIA · Tri-annual · Founded 1969
Genetika-Belgrade: impact factor 0.43; fully open access; no APC; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Genetika-Belgrade is published by Drustvo Geneticara Srbije. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genetics and Plant Breeding, Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, together about 33% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Genetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The GENETIKA, the journal of the Serbian Genetics Society, is dedicated to genetic studies of all organisms including genetics of microorganisms, plant genetics, animal genetics, human genetics, molecular genetics, genomics, functional genomics, plant and animal breeding, population and evolutionary genetics, mutagenesis and genotoxicology, biotechnology and reserch in agriculture and foresty. The journal GENETIKA publishes original papers (scientific articles, reviews, short communication) that have not been published previously. The GENETIKA is an Open Access journal and is issued 3 (three) times per year. Contributions to journal shall be submitted in English language.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRONOMY-GENETICS & HEREDITY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.4%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.9%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Plant Genetic and Mutation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Genetic and Environmental Crop StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE for editorial reasons on 17 July 2023. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 0.43LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 300OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,870 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 12 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 36 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | 126 |
| 2022 | 103 | 103 | 294 |
| 2021 | 107 | 107 | 418 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 400 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted4
- letters to the editorThe journal GENETIKA publishes original papers, short communications, review articles on topics in genetics and letters to the Editor.Length not stated
- original papersThe journal GENETIKA publishes original papers, short communications, review articles on topics in genetics and letters to the Editor.Length not stated
- review articlesThe journal GENETIKA publishes original papers, short communications, review articles on topics in genetics and letters to the Editor.Length not stated
- short communicationsThe journal GENETIKA publishes original papers, short communications, review articles on topics in genetics and letters to the Editor.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright/License: CC BY from 2025; CC BY-NC-ND before 2025 Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of the published papers and grant to the publisher the right to publish the article, to be cited as its original publisher in case of reuse, and to distribute it in all forms and media.All rights of a published article are transferred by the Serbian Genetic Society, the publisher of the Genetika to the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY) license. Whe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Open access under CC BY Model summary
Articles published in the Genetika will be Open-Access articles distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY), which lets others distribute and copy the article; create extracts, abstracts, and other revised versions, adaptations, or derivative works of or from an article (such as a translation); include it in a collective work; even used for commercial purpose…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
When a manuscript is submitted to the GENETIKA, it undergoes an initial prescreening by the Editor-in-Chief to determine whether or not the paper fits the scope of the journal. If the manuscript meets the journal’s standards for publication, the paper will undergo the review process. The Genetika conducts a double-blind peer review process. In the main review phase, the Editor-in-Chief sends the r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving Policy
GENETIKA allows authors to deposit Author’s Pre-print, Author’s Post-print (accepted version) and Publisher’s version/PDF in an institutional repository and non-commercial subject-based repositories, such as PubMed Central, Europe PMC or arXiv, or to publish it on author’s personal website and departmental website, at any time after publication. The copyright and source must be acknowledged for de…
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
- Drustvo Geneticara Srbije
- Country or region
- SERBIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 1969
- ISSN
- 0534-0012
- Electronic ISSN
- 2683-3867
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Genetika-Belgrade
What is the impact factor of Genetika-Belgrade?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.43; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Genetika-Belgrade?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Genetika-Belgrade?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 400 words; Keywords: 5; Reference style: Author–date. 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.
Which databases index Genetika-Belgrade?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Genetika-Belgrade is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Genetika-Belgrade open access, and what is the APC?
Genetika-Belgrade is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .