Heredity

Aims & Scope

The journal covers a broad range of topics within the field of genetics and therefore papers must address conceptual or applied issues of interest to the journal's wide readership.

We encourage submissions on any study system but there should be a take-home message that focuses on broad general lessons that can be extended beyond single organisms.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.9
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.073

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	140

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4292

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1037

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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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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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Intra-sexual selection in Drosophila

  Citation: 2844

  Authors: A J

• Statistical tests of selective neutrality in the age of genomics

  Citation: 1764

  Authors: Rasmus

• A simple regression method for mapping quantitative trait loci in line crosses using flanking markers

  Citation: 1478

  Authors: C S, S A

• Natural selection and the heritability of fitness components

  Citation: 1263

  Authors: Timothy A, Derek A

• Adjusting multiple testing in multilocus analyses using the eigenvalues of a correlation matrix

  Citation: 1245

  Authors: J, L

• Indirect measures of gene flow and migration: FST≠1/(4Nm+1)

  Citation: 1114

  Authors: Michael C, David E

• Applications of next generation sequencing in molecular ecology of non-model organisms

  Citation: 866

  Authors: R, J

• Epigenetics and gene expression

  Citation: 852

  Authors: E R, C M

• Steps in the evolution of heteromorphic sex chromosomes

  Citation: 813

  Authors: D, B, G

• Do island populations have less genetic variation than mainland populations?

  Citation: 748

  Authors: R

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