Gene

Aims & Scope

Gene has an open access mirror journal Gene: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review.

Gene publishes papers that focus on the regulation, expression, function and evolution of genes in all biological contexts, including all prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, as well as viruses.

Gene strives to be a very diverse journal and topics in all fields will be considered for publication.

Although not limited to the following, some general topics include: • DNA Organization, Replication & Evolution -Focus on genomic DNA (chromosomal organization, comparative genomics, DNA replication, DNA repair, mobile DNA, mitochondrial DNA, chloroplast DNA). • Expression & Function - Focus on functional RNAs (microRNAs, tRNAs, rRNAs, mRNA splicing, alternative polyadenylation) • Regulation - Focus on processes that mediate gene-read out (epigenetics, chromatin, histone code, transcription, translation, protein degradation). • Cell Signaling - Focus on mechanisms that control information flow into the nucleus to control gene expression (kinase and phosphatase pathways controlled by extra-cellular ligands, Wnt, Notch, TGFbeta/BMPs, FGFs, IGFs etc.) • Profiling of gene expression and genetic variation - Focus on high throughput approaches (e.g., DeepSeq, ChIP-Seq, Affymetrix microarrays, proteomics) that define gene regulatory circuitry, molecular pathways and protein/protein networks. • Genetics - Focus on development in model organisms (e.g., mouse, frog, fruit fly, worm), human genetic variation, population genetics, as well as agricultural and veterinary genetics. • Molecular Pathology & Regenerative Medicine - Focus on the deregulation of molecular processes in human diseases and mechanisms supporting regeneration of tissues through pluripotent or multipotent stem cells.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	2.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.682

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	200

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8366

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5380

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Improved M13 phage cloning vectors and host strains: nucleotide sequences of the M13mpl8 and pUC19 vectors

  Citation: 12132

  Authors: Celeste, Jeffrey, Joachim

• Site-directed mutagenesis by overlap extension using the polymerase chain reaction

  Citation: 6208

  Authors: Steffan N., Henry D., Robert M., Jeffrey K., Larry R.

• The pUC plasmids, an M13mp7-derived system for insertion mutagenesis and sequencing with synthetic universal primers

  Citation: 4606

  Authors: Jeffrey, Joachim

• Single-step purification of polypeptides expressed in Escherichia coli as fusions with glutathione S-transferase

  Citation: 4494

  Authors: Donald B., Kevin S.

• Efficient selection for high-expression transfectants with a novel eukaryotic vector

  Citation: 4437

  Authors: Niwa, Yamamura, Miyazaki

• Construction and characterization of new cloning vehicle. II. A multipurpose cloning system

  Citation: 4102

  Authors: Francisco, Raymond L., Patricia J., Mary C., Herbert L., Herbert W., Jorge H., Stanley

• Unidirectional digestion with exonuclease III creates targeted breakpoints for DNA sequencing

  Citation: 3095

  Authors: Steven

• A simple and very efficient method for generating cDNA libraries

  Citation: 3079

  Authors: Ueli, Beth J.

• Four new derivatives of the broad-host-range cloning vector pBBR1MCS, carrying different antibiotic-resistance cassettes

  Citation: 2974

  Authors: Michael E., Philip H., D., Gregory T., Michael A., R.Martin, Kenneth M.

• Engineering hybrid genes without the use of restriction enzymes: gene splicing by overlap extension

  Citation: 2549

  Authors: Robert M., Henry D., Steffan N., Jeffrey K., Larry R.

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