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2000–2020
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BMC Medical Genetics
BMC Medical Genetics is not currently indexed in Scopus, DOAJ. Published by BioMed Central Ltd.
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ISSN 1471-2350Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
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Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is BMC Medical 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 Medical Genetics?
BMC Medical 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 Medical Genetics?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,380 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes BMC Medical Genetics and what is its ISSN?
BMC Medical Genetics is published by BioMed Central Ltd. Its ISSN is 1471-2350.
Is BMC Medical Genetics in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is BMC Medical Genetics open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed BMC Medical Genetics for 21 years, between 2000 and 2020. Coverage ended in 2020, 6 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 2,343 works and 70,656 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2020, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2020, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is BMC Medical Genetics? — open metrics via OpenAlex
BMC Medical Genetics has an h-index of 94 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
94
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
1,892
i10-index
2,343
works indexed
70,656
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,380
BMC Medical Genetics published 242 papers in 2020. 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 Medical 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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