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Best open-access journals for Genetics

The top 40 of 95 Genetics journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by whether OpenAlex and Scimago agree on the subject and how central Genetics is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), leaving out journals both place in another discipline, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).

Data as of — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.

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  1. 1
    Genetics Selection Evolution
    4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  2. 2
    Evolutionary Applications
    4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  3. 3
    Human Genomics
    3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  4. 4
    Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
    3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  5. 5
    EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS
    1.4 cites/paper · Q1
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  6. 6
    Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research
    1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  7. 7
    Stem Cell Research & Therapy
    7.4 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  8. 8
    Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
    3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  9. 9
    Applications in Plant Sciences
    3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Botanical Society of America
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  10. 10
    Intestinal Research
    2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  11. 11
    Neuro-Oncology Advances
    1.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  12. 12
    Blood Cancer Journal
    7.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  13. 13
    Blood Advances
    5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  14. 14
    HemaSphere
    3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wolters Kluwer
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  15. 15
    Haematologica
    1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Ferrata Storti Foundation
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  16. 16
    BMC Medical Genomics
    3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  17. 17
    Neurology Genetics
    2.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Wolters Kluwer
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  18. 18
    Public Health Genomics
    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Karger Publishers
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  19. 19
    Genetics in Medicine Open
    0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  20. 20
    Regenerative Therapy
    5.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  21. 21
    Animal Biotechnology
    3.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  22. 22
    Stem Cells International
    2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing Corporation
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  23. 23
    The Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases
    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  24. 24
    Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
    0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Oxford University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  25. 25
    Blood Research
    2.9 cites/paper · Q2
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  26. 26
    Annals of Hematology
    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  27. 27
    Hematology
    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Maney Publishing
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  28. 28
    Annals of Human Biology
    2.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Informa
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  29. 29
    Croatian Medical Journal
    1.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Medicinska naklada, Zagreb
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  30. 30
    Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine
    1.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Wiley
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  31. 31
    Molecular Cytogenetics
    1.4 cites/paper · Q3 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  32. 32
    Problems of Particularly Dangerous Infections
    1.0 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  33. 33
    Acta Arachnologica
    0.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Arachnological Society of Japan
    Open AccessScopus
  34. 34
    Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
    1.5 cites/paper · Q3 · PAGEPress (Italy)
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  35. 35
    Turkish Journal of Hematology
    0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Galenos Yayinevi
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMedTR-Dizin
  36. 36
    Hematology Transfusion and Cell Therapy
    0.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  37. 37
    Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
    1.7 cites/paper · Q4 · Springer Science+Business Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  38. 38
    Biomedical Research and Therapy
    1.1 cites/paper · Q4
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  39. 39
    Human Heredity
    0.7 cites/paper · Q4 · Karger Publishers
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  40. 40
    The Egyptian Journal of Histology
    0.1 cites/paper · Q4 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
    Open AccessDOAJScopus

“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

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Frequently asked

Genetics Selection Evolution, Evolutionary Applications, Human Genomics, Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS lead this list, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. The top 40 of 95 ranked venues are listed on this page; 15 are Scimago Q1, 12 Q2, 9 Q3 and 4 Q4. Journals are placed by two independent classifications, OpenAlex's and Scimago's, plus any documented corrections. A journal both place under Genetics ranks ahead, within its Scimago quartile, of one only OpenAlex places there — because Scimago does not cover it, files it as Multidisciplinary, or files it under a neighbouring subject or only under a broad “(miscellaneous)” category (which counts as agreement when Genetics is the journal's main OpenAlex subfield). By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, journals both sources place under Genetics come first, then venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Genetics come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Genetics — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Genetics — is listed after all the others. Only open-access venues are included. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded. For a match to your specific paper use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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