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WoS SCIE Q1CAS 1区Top JournalGold OA

Genome Biology

Abbreviation (ISO):GENOME BIOL
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Identifier (ISSN):1465-6906(Print)/1474-760X(Online)•Articles / Year: 320
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
9.2
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
207

207 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
320articles/year
100% Gold OA•96.03% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.2)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.4)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.3)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.583)
🔵 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

Genome Biology covers all areas of biology and biomedicine studied from a genomic and post-genomic perspective. Content includes research, new methods and software tools, and reviews, opinions and commentaries. Areas covered include, but are not limited to: sequence analysis; bioinformatics; insights into molecular, cellular and organismal biology; functional genomics; epigenomics; population genomics; proteomics; comparative biology and evolution; systems and network biology; genome editing and engineering; genomics of disease; and clinical genomics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BiologyGeneticsChemistryBiochemistryComputational BiologyEvolutionary BiologyMedicineGenomicsDNAComputer Science

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
BioMed Central
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2000
Editorial Address
CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
12/180Q1
GENETICS & HEREDITY
JCRSCIE
10/192Q1
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
JCISCIE
4/180Q1
GENETICS & HEREDITY
JCISCIE
6/192Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—376388
20259.44523,389
2024—3257,195
202312.329611,208
2022—27117,921
202113.58335229,351
2020—30445,070
2019—30375,038
2018—22944,053
2017—24540,470
2016—26869,977
2015—29559,324
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Genome Biology

WoS Q1
6913162021202320259.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:9.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3%

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

Record UUID: 6106e206-8fe8-4058-8dda-4dab2ab256d8
Database Updated: 2026-09-28