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2013–2022
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Meta Gene
Meta Gene is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 2214-5400Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Scopus · Inactive
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Cost to publish: About US$2,500 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Meta Gene indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2013–2022).
What is the impact factor of Meta Gene?
Meta Gene 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 Meta Gene?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,500 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Meta Gene and what is its ISSN?
Meta Gene is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 2214-5400.
Is Meta Gene in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Meta Gene open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Meta Gene for 10 years, between 2013 and 2022. Coverage ended in 2022, 4 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 1,101 works and 8,882 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2022, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2022, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Meta Gene? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Meta Gene has an h-index of 38 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
38
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
261
i10-index
1,101
works indexed
8,882
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,500
Meta Gene published 11 papers in 2022; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 221. 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.
Who publishes in Meta Gene? — latest 99 articles, 2021–2022
In its latest 99 research articles (2021–2022), authors are most often from India (21%), Iran (19.2%) and Iraq (10.6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Meta Gene? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2022. 3 retracted papers are recorded (2.7 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2022
- Retracted papers 3 · 2.7 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.9 per 1,000 papers — mostly suspect text
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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