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BMC Medical Genetics

Abbreviation (ISO):BMC MED. GENET
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Identifier (ISSN):1471-2350(Print)•Articles / Year: 242
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (2021)
57

57 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
242articles/year
99.08% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

BMC Medical Genetics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the effects of genetic variation in individuals, families and among populations in relation to human health and disease. Note: BMC Medical Genetics is now closed. This journal has merged with BMC Medical Genomics, a broad-scope, open access community journal for all medical genetics and genomics research.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.7%Genetics98.3%Chemistry96.5%Biochemistry96.4%Gene94.1%Medicine90.6%Internal medicine72.4%Pathology48.5%Genotype46.2%Allele37.5%Mutation36.5%Endocrinology31.8%Single-nucleotide polymorphism30.5%Phenotype30%Psychology23.7%Sociology23.1%Human genetics22%Demography21.6%Environmental health21.1%Population20.9%Psychiatry20.4%
Primary Research Areas
MedicineGenetics
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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):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
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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
BioMed Central
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Irregular
Founding Year
2000
Editorial Address
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON, ENGLAND, WC1X 8HL
Indexing & Databases
SCIEDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

17 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20250——
20242.023——
20232.103——
20221.585——
20211.74——
20201.9132423,223
2019—2043,830
2018—2193,900
2017—1513,056
2016—982,058
2015—1173,011
2014—1454,479
2013—1293,764
2012—1243,506
2011—1756,871
2010—1726,895
2009—1505,920
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for BMC Medical Genetics

WoS Q1
01232020202120222023202420250.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01