Journal profile · Genetics & Heredity
Human Heredity
ISSN 0001-5652 · eISSN 1423-0062 · S. Karger AG · SWITZERLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1969
Human Heredity: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.12; fully open access; median 174 days to acceptance (12 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Human Heredity is published by S. Karger AG 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 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 30.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Genetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Gathering original research reports and short communications from all over the world, 'Human Heredity' is devoted to methodological and applied research on the genetics of human populations, association and linkage analysis, genetic mechanisms of disease, and new methods for statistical genetics, for example, analysis of rare variants and results from next generation sequencing. The value of this information to many branches of medicine is shown by the number of citations the journal receives in fields ranging from immunology and hematology to epidemiology and public health planning, and the fact that at least 50% of all 'Human Heredity' papers are still cited more than 8 years after publication (according to ISI Journal Citation Reports). Special issues on methodological topics (such as ‘Consanguinity and Genomics’ in 2014; ‘Analyzing Rare Variants in Complex Diseases’ in 2012) or reviews of advances in particular fields (‘Genetic Diversity in European Populations: Evolutionary Evidence and Medical Implications’ in 2014; ‘Genes and the Environment in Obesity’ in 2013) are published every year. Renowned experts in the field are invited to contribute to these special issues.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Genetics & Heredity
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16%
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7%
- Blood groups and transfusionMedicine6.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.1%
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMedicine5.8%
- Erythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyMedicine5.1%
- Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
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
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
- 1.12LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,730OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,285 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 70 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
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
174 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 115 days – 203 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (12 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 231 days
- Sample
- 12 articles with submission and acceptance dates (14 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).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1969
- ISSN
- 0001-5652
- Electronic ISSN
- 1423-0062
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Human Heredity
What CAS zone is Human Heredity in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Human Heredity 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 Human Heredity?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.12; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 94.
How long does peer review take at Human Heredity?
Based on the dates recorded on 12 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 174 days (interquartile range 115–203 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 Human Heredity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Human Heredity is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Human Heredity open access, and what is the APC?
Human Heredity is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .