Journal profile · GENETICS & HEREDITY
Phenomics
ISSN 2730-583X · eISSN 2730-5848 · Springer Nature
Phenomics: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 213 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); 63 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Phenomics is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 2 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Gut microbiota and health and Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Phenomics is dedicated to publishing the finest articles and communicating scientific process in the field of phenomics. The phenome is a set of measurable traits, including the physical, chemical and biological traits of individuals and populations, that result from the complex interactions of genes, epigenetics, symbiotic microorganisms, diet and environmental exposures. Phenomics focuses on the study of phenomes at all level (including the proteome and metabolome at the molecular level, cell features at the cellular level, and all kinds of organs at the organismal level), the mechanisms underlying genomic architecture and regulatory networks, the relationships among phenotypes and disease risks and the intervention responses, providing a prerequisite understanding of the health and disease states of mammals. The topics of interests to Phenomics include but are not limited to high-throughput phenotyping and technological innovations; linking the genome to the phenome with models, algorithms, databases, etc.; exploring the relationships between phenotypes and understanding phenotypic variation and responses to the environment; phenotypic research and its precise application in clinical disease, treatment, prevention and control; phenome-related multiomics studies, novel data fusion approaches and integrated analysis; and phenome-related model organism research, interdisciplinary multiscale research, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GENETICS & HEREDITY
Editor-in-chief Li JinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.5%
- Bioinformatics and Genomic NetworksBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.6%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine5.8%
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisMedicine4.7%
- Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 158,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 325 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 41 | 9 |
| 2025 | 63 | 53 | 214 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 442 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | 818 |
| 2022 | 54 | 53 | 1,349 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 592 |
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 Crossref · to
213 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 157 days – 278 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 215 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 467 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (145 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
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,990 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- brief communicationPhenomics publishes Articles, Reviews, Protocols, Commentaries, Brief Communications and Correspondence. Articles do not have an upper word count limitation but…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- commentaryPhenomics publishes Articles, Reviews, Protocols, Commentaries, Brief Communications and Correspondence. Articles do not have an upper word count limitation but…Length not stated
- correspondencePhenomics publishes Articles, Reviews, Protocols, Commentaries, Brief Communications and Correspondence. Articles do not have an upper word count limitation but…Length not stated
- perspectivePhenomics publishes Articles, Reviews, Protocols, Commentaries, Brief Communications and Correspondence. Articles do not have an upper word count limitation but…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- protocolPhenomics publishes Articles, Reviews, Protocols, Commentaries, Brief Communications and Correspondence. Articles do not have an upper word count limitation but…Length not stated
- reviewPhenomics publishes Articles, Reviews, Protocols, Commentaries, Brief Communications and Correspondence. Articles do not have an upper word count limitation but…main text ≤ 10,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permissions required for previously published material Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Phenomics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review policy
Single-blind peer review Model summary
Peer-review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help editors determine whether the manuscript should be published in their journal. Phenomics operates a single-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers are aware of the nam…
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2730-583X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2730-5848
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 2 (April 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Phenomics
What CAS zone is Phenomics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Phenomics is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Genetics & Heredity. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Phenomics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.9, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Phenomics?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 213 days (interquartile range 157–278 days). 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 Phenomics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Phenomics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Phenomics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Phenomics open access, and what is the APC?
Phenomics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
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: .