Journal of Heredity

Aims & Scope

Over the last 100 years, the Journal of Heredity has established and maintained a tradition of scholarly excellence in the publication of genetics research.

Virtually every major figure in the field has contributed to the journal.

Established in 1903, Journal of Heredity covers organismal genetics across a wide range of disciplines and taxa.

Articles include such rapidly advancing fields as conservation genetics of endangered species, population structure and phylogeography, molecular evolution and speciation, molecular genetics of disease resistance in plants and animals, genetic biodiversity and relevant computer programs.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5
2024	3.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4658

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	603

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.021

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	105

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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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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.

• GENEPOP (Version 1.2): Population Genetics Software for Exact Tests and Ecumenicism

  Citation: 11262

  Authors: M., F.

• FSTAT (Version 1.2): A Computer Program to Calculate F-Statistics

  Citation: 6434

  Authors: J.

• Computer note. BOTTLENECK: a computer program for detecting recent reductions in the effective size using allele frequency data

  Citation: 2817

  Authors: S, G, J-M

• GENECLASS2: A Software for Genetic Assignment and First-Generation Migrant Detection

  Citation: 2050

  Authors: S., A., J.-M., D., L., A.

• BIOSYS-1: a FORTRAN program for the comprehensive analysis of electrophoretic data in population genetics and systematics

  Citation: 1583

  Authors: David L., Richard B.

• Signal, Noise, and Reliability in Molecular Phylogenetic Analyses

  Citation: 877

  Authors: D. M., J. P.

• OBESE, A NEW MUTATION IN THE HOUSE MOUSE*

  Citation: 797

  Authors: ANN M., MARGARET M., G. D.

• The Deletion Stocks of Common Wheat

  Citation: 568

  Authors: T. R., B. S.

• Simultaneous Estimation of Null Alleles and Inbreeding Coefficients

  Citation: 529

  Authors: Igor J., Jaroslaw

• SALIVARY CHROMOSOME MAPS

  Citation: 522

  Authors: CALVIN B.

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