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Mutation Research Letters
Mutation Research Letters is indexed in Web of Science (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 0027-5107Verify ISSN ↗1873-135XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Cost to publish: About US$3,380 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Mutation Research Letters indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1973–1995 (also 2024)).
What is the impact factor of Mutation Research Letters?
Mutation Research Letters 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. Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for this title. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.729, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 1.
How much does it cost to publish in Mutation Research Letters?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,380 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 Mutation Research Letters and what is its ISSN?
Mutation Research Letters is published by Elsevier B.V. Its print ISSN is 0027-5107 and its online ISSN is 1873-135X.
Is Mutation Research Letters 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 Mutation Research Letters in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Mutation Research Letters open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Mutation Research Letters? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Mutation Research Letters has an h-index of 218 and a 2-year mean of 1.74 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Mutation Research Letters published 28 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 63. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Mutation Research Letters? — latest 89 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 89 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from China (43.6%), India (12.9%) and United States (7.5%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Mutation Research Letters? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2024. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2024
- Retracted papers None recorded
- 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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