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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,918CAS 4区Hybrid

Mutagenesis

Abbreviation (ISO):MUTAGENESIS
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.146•SCImago Rank: #3,918•Identifier (ISSN):0267-8357(Print)/1464-3804(Online)•Articles / Year: 44•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,220 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3.1
↓ -1.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
82

82 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
44articles/year
43.21% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.3)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.954)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.379)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.898)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.84)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Mutagenesis is an international multi-disciplinary journal designed to bring together research aimed at the identification, characterization and elucidation of the mechanisms of action of physical, chemical and biological agents capable of producing genetic change in living organisms and the study of the consequences of such changes.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
ChemistryBiologyGeneticsBiochemistryMedicineInternal MedicineOrganic ChemistryDNAMolecular BiologyPhysicsEndocrinology
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,918Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1986-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyEnvironmental ScienceMedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.146

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
107

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.36

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,220 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations339
3-Year Documents79
Citable Documents78

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate49.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1
ToxicologyQ1
GeneticsQ2
Genetics (clinical)Q2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区GENETICS & HEREDITY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1986
Editorial Address
OXFORD UNIV PRESS, GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OX2 6DP
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
GENETICS & HEREDITY
JCRSCIE
74/192Q2
TOXICOLOGY
JCRSCIE
52/106Q2
GENETICS & HEREDITY
JCISCIE
35/192Q1
TOXICOLOGY
JCISCIE
20/106Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—336
20254.32773
20242.529153
20232.737347
20222.95426734
2021341450
20203.37936567
20192.898511,007
20182.8447805
2017—461,387
2016—712,471
2015—993,059
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Mutagenesis

WoS Q2
1245201820192020202120222023202420254.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28