Journal profile · GENETICS & HEREDITY
Global Medical Genetics
ISSN 2699-9404 · Georg Thieme Verlag KG · Germany
Global Medical Genetics: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,500; median 30 days to acceptance (60 articles, last 24 months); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Medical Genetics is published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG 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 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, RNA modifications and cancer and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, together about 20.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology and Genetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The contents before Volume 11 of Global Medical Genetics published with Thieme can be found here (https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/journal/10.1055/s-00046370). Global Medical Genetics is an international Open Access journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed, high quality, original papers in the field of genetics. We publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports. Global Medical Genetics welcomes papers on all topics of genetics, including: Genes involved in the pathology of human diseaseMolecular analysis of simple and complex genetic traitsCancer geneticsEpigeneticsGene therapyDevelopmental geneticsRegulation of gene expressionStrategies and technologies for extracting function from genomic dataPharmacological genomicsGenome evolution Official Journal of Tianjin Key Laboratory of Gene Therapy for Blood Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Key Laboratory of Gene Therapy for Blood Diseases, Tianjin Society for Hematology and Regeneration Medicine and International Knowledge Direct Medical Association. Abstracting and indexing: ESCI, PubMed, PubMed Central, DOAJ, EBSCO, ProQuest, Scopus, Embase GMG requires that authors follow the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals. More information can be found here: https://www.icmje.org Editorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GENETICS & HEREDITY
Editor-in-chief Lei ZhangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 19 in mainland China (about 30%); most named United States 28, Mainland China 19, France 3, Canada 3, Spain 2 (64 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.6%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
- Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Connective tissue disorders researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- DNA Repair MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusPMCPubMedEmbasePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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 (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 407 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 7 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 139 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 262 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 300 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 229 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 378 |
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
30 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 20 days – 45 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 4 days (60 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 37 days
- Sample
- 60 articles with submission and acceptance dates (79 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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,500 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,500 | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- conference reportsWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- editorialsWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- lettersWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- original research articlesWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- reviewsWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper. Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use. Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
ICMJE recommendations Model summary
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: The conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of dataDrafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content.Final approval of the version to be submitted. All authors are accountable for all aspects of the work, to ensure that questions related…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include: EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
Allows users to: 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 in a collective work (such as an anthology); and text or data mine the article. These uses are permitted even for commercial purposes, provided the user: gives appropriate credit to the author(s) (with a lin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access KeAi Guide for authors: Open Access
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. Permitted third party (re)use is defined by the following Creative …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors to determine suitability for publication in this journal. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected will…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
iThenticate CrossCheck plagiarism screening Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Details can be found here. High similarity papers will be desk rejected.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint sharing
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Authors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication. We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Georg Thieme Verlag KG
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2699-9404
- Society / sponsor
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Gene Therapy for Blood Diseases
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Medical Genetics
What CAS zone is Global Medical Genetics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Global Medical Genetics 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 Global Medical Genetics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Global Medical Genetics?
Based on the dates recorded on 60 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 30 days (interquartile range 20–45 days); authors report an average review time of about 14 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Global Medical Genetics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Global Medical Genetics based?
Of the 64 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 19 (about 30%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (28), Mainland China (19) and France (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Global Medical Genetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Medical Genetics is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus, PMC, PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Global Medical Genetics open access, and what is the APC?
Global Medical Genetics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .