ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1976–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5.3
SJR · SCImago
0.703
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
204
Best quartile
Q2 · 59th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genetics | 144 / 357 | 59th | Q2 |
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Gene
Gene is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 5.3), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 0378-1119Verify ISSN ↗1879-0038Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIEONOS
5.3
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,300 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Gene indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1976–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 5.3.
What quartile is Gene in Scopus?
Gene is Q2 in Genetics (rank 144 of 357), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Gene?
Gene is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 5.3, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 59th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.703, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 204.
How much does it cost to publish in Gene?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,300 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Gene and what is its ISSN?
Gene is published by Elsevier B.V. Its print ISSN is 0378-1119 and its online ISSN is 1879-0038.
Is Gene covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Gene in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Gene open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Gene? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Gene has an h-index of 303 and a 2-year mean of 3.08 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.3, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #134 of 353 Scopus journals in Genetics.
303
h-index
3.08
2-yr mean citations
18,957
i10-index
28,356
works indexed
1,062,135
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,300
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#134 of 353 Top 38% Genetics
Gene published 546 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 1,102. 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. 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 Gene? — latest 96 articles, 2026
In its latest 96 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (60.9%), India (14.8%) and Japan (3.6%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Gene? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 37 retracted papers are recorded (1.3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 137 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 37 · 1.3 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 137 · 4.8 per 1,000 papers — mostly wrongly identified sequences and suspect text
- Author concentration60.9% of recent authorship from China
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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