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Genes and Nutrition is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 6.2), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by BioMed Central Ltd.
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ISSN 1555-8932Verify ISSN ↗1865-3499Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genetics | 107 / 357 | 70th | Q2 |
| Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | 77 / 250 | 69th | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2007–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 6.2.
Genes and Nutrition is Q2 in Genetics (rank 107 of 357) and Q2 in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (rank 77 of 250), by CiteScore 2025.
Genes and Nutrition 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 6.2, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 70th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.978, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 72.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,690 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.
Genes and Nutrition is published by BioMed Central Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1555-8932 and its online ISSN is 1865-3499.
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Genes and Nutrition has an h-index of 81 and a 2-year mean of 3.4 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.2, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #114 of 353 Scopus journals in Genetics.
Genes and Nutrition published 31 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 35. 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.
In its latest 99 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from China (21.9%), Iran (17.2%) and United States (9.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (2.4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
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.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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