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2000–2020
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BMC Genetics
BMC Genetics is not currently indexed in Scopus, DOAJ. Published by BioMed Central Ltd.
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ISSN 1471-2156Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
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Quick answers
Is BMC Genetics indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2000–2020).
What is the impact factor of BMC Genetics?
BMC Genetics has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in BMC Genetics?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,170 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes BMC Genetics and what is its ISSN?
BMC Genetics is published by BioMed Central Ltd. Its ISSN is 1471-2156.
Is BMC Genetics in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is BMC Genetics open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed BMC Genetics for 21 years, between 2000 and 2020. Coverage ended in 2020, 6 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 2,184 works and 88,913 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2020, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2020, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is BMC Genetics? — open metrics via OpenAlex
BMC Genetics has an h-index of 119 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
119
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
1,657
i10-index
2,184
works indexed
88,913
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,170
BMC Genetics published 148 papers in 2020; its busiest recent year was 2014 with 169. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for BMC Genetics? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2020. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.9 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2020
- Retracted papers 2 · 0.9 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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