| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genetics | 189 / 357 | 47th | Q3 |
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Current Genetics
Current Genetics is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 4). Published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.
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ISSN 0172-8083Verify ISSN ↗1432-0983Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Cost to publish: About US$4,390 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Current Genetics indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1979–2025, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 4.
What quartile is Current Genetics in Scopus?
Current Genetics is Q3 in Genetics (rank 189 of 357), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Current Genetics?
Current Genetics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 4, quartile Q3, 47th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.519, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 98.
How much does it cost to publish in Current Genetics?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,390 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 Current Genetics and what is its ISSN?
Current Genetics is published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. Its print ISSN is 0172-8083 and its online ISSN is 1432-0983.
Is Current Genetics in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Current Genetics open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Current Genetics? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Current Genetics has an h-index of 136 and a 2-year mean of 2.35 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #182 of 353 Scopus journals in Genetics.
Current Genetics published 29 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 129. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Current Genetics? — latest 100 articles, 2022–2025
In its latest 100 research articles (2022–2025), authors are most often from India (23%), United States (15.8%) and China (10.5%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Current Genetics? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 0.4 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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