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Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 6.3), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 1687-157XVerify ISSN ↗2090-5920Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Cost to publish: Checking DOAJ for article charges…
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genetics | 100 / 357 | 72nd | Q2 |
| Biotechnology | 115 / 325 | 64th | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2011–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 6.3.
Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology is Q2 in Genetics (rank 100 of 357) and Q2 in Biotechnology (rank 115 of 325), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, 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 6.3, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 72nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.681, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 62.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,000 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.
Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology is published by Elsevier B.V. Its print ISSN is 1687-157X and its online ISSN is 2090-5920.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology has an h-index of 70 and a 2-year mean of 2.82 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.3, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #152 of 353 Scopus journals in Genetics.
Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology published 187 papers in 2025. 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 96 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Iraq (16.7%), Bangladesh (13.5%) and China (9.4%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. 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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