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Top 10 Genetics & Heredity Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading Genetics & Heredity journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights key details authors often need when choosing where to submit, including publisher, impact factor, open access status, identifiers, and available submission profile information.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

#1
NR

NATURE PORTFOLIO

JIF 52
Q1
Closed

Nature Reviews Genetics covers the full scientific breadth of modern genetics, including genomics, functional genomics, evolutionary genetics, technology, gene expression, multifactorial genetics, disease, chromosome biology, epigenetics, developmental biology...

Identifiers

ISSN 1471-0056
eISSN 1471-0064

Publication Cost

We do not charge a fee for publication.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 3; submission to acceptance (median days): 21
#2
NG

NATURE PORTFOLIO

JIF 29
Q1
Hybrid

Nature Genetics publishes genetics and genomics research and related content including Articles, Review Articles, Perspectives, Correspondence, Research Briefings, News & Views and Research Highlights.

Identifiers

ISSN 1061-4036
eISSN 1546-1718

Publication Cost

English language editing starts at $87. Scientific editing starts at $1545.

Publishing Timeline

Peer review turnaround times are available on the journal metrics page.
#3
TI
JIF 17.3
Q1
Hybrid

Environmental Science and Pollution Research (ESPR) serves the international community in all areas of Environmental Science and related subjects with emphasis on chemical and environmental stressors. It covers all areas of Environmental Science and related su...

Identifiers

ISSN 0169-5347
eISSN 1872-8383

Publication Cost

Hybrid publishing model; authors from participating institutions can publish Open Choice at no cost.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 16 days
#4
TI
JIF 16.3
Q1
Hybrid

Trends in Genetics was launched in 1985 and is known for concise, accessible articles for geneticists spanning topics from developmental biology to evolution.

Identifiers

ISSN 0168-9525
eISSN 1362-4555

Publication Cost

Article publishing charge: $7,030 for open access publication

Publishing Timeline

27 days median from acceptance to first online publication
#5
MT
JIF 12
Q1
Hybrid

Molecular Therapy is a peer-reviewed journal focused on gene transfer, vector development and design, stem cell manipulation, gene-, peptide-, protein-, oligonucleotide-, and cell-based therapeutics, vaccine development, pre-clinical target validation, safety...

Identifiers

ISSN 1525-0016
eISSN 1525-0024

Publication Cost

Open access APC: USD 4,500 excluding taxes; subscription publication: no publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

136 days from submission to acceptance decision for accepted papers (median).
#6
GM
Genome Medicine

BioMed Central

JIF 11.2
Q1
Open

Identifiers

ISSN 1756-994X
eISSN 1756-994X
Profile coming soon
#7
G&

Elsevier BV

JIF 9.4
Q1
Open

Genes & Diseases is a journal for molecular and translational medicine that focuses on investigations on the molecular bases and experimental therapeutics of human diseases. It publishes rigorously peer-reviewed original articles and authoritative reviews in b...

Identifiers

ISSN 2352-4820
eISSN 2352-3042

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,000 (excluding taxes).

Publishing Timeline

20 days submission to first decision; 67 days submission to decision after review; 173 days submission to acceptance; 37 days from acceptance to first online publication.
#8
GB

BioMed Central

JIF 9.4
Q1
Open

Genome Biology is an open access journal in biology and biomedicine research that publishes research advancing the fields of biology and biomedicine from a genomic and post-genomic perspective. It reports a 2024 Journal Impact Factor of 9.4 and a median submis...

Identifiers

ISSN 1474-760X
eISSN 1474-760X

Publication Cost

The current APC is £3790.00 GBP / $5690.00 USD / €4690.00 EUR. The current APC for a Brief Report is £2850.00 GBP / $4280.00 USD / €3520.00 EUR.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 13 days
#9
CG

Elsevier BV

JIF 9
Q1
Open

Cell Genomics is a Cell Press gold open access journal that publishes cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary research at the intersection of genomics and the life sciences.

Identifiers

ISSN 2666-979X
eISSN 2666-979X

Publication Cost

Article publishing charge: $8,900.

Publishing Timeline

Median time to first editorial decision: 5 days; median acceptance to online publication: 28 days.
#10
AR
JIF 8.6
Q1
Closed

Annual Review of Genetics publishes review articles covering significant developments in genetics, including biochemical, behavioral, cell, and developmental genetics; evolutionary and population genetics; chromosome structure and transmission; gene function a...

Identifiers

ISSN 0066-4197
eISSN 1545-2948

Publishing Timeline

Articles may first be published as Reviews in Advance before final publication.
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