Genetics journals by time to acceptance (2025)
60 journals with 2025 figures · median days from submission to acceptance, measured from PubMed dates · data as of Sep 15, 2026
Sorted by median days from submission to acceptance in 2025. Faster is not better — this is a planning aid, not a ranking of quality. Click a column to re-sort.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Craniofacial Surgery | 24 (12–50) | 1,298 | 32 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Genes | 29 (22–38) | 1,505 | 3 | ≈$3,137 | Open access | 0.21 |
| Journal of Neuro-Oncology | 37 (28–54) | 446 | 19 | ≈$4,590 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Clinical Genetics | 62 (42–86) | 214 | 11 | ≈$4,980 | — | 0.0 |
| American Journal of Hematology | 62 (25–98) | 194 | 18 | ≈$5,450 | — | 0.99 |
| Genetics | 71 (42–116) | 256 | — | ≈$4,477 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| G3 Genes Genomes Genetics | 73 (47–113) | 307 | — | $2,580 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Mammalian Genome | 75 (50–104) | 86 | 17 | ≈$3,890 | — | 22.51 |
| The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 81 (56–121) | 177 | 1 | ≈$3,980 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Human Genetics | 85 (48–131) | 127 | 15 | ≈$5,490 | — | 0.0 |
| Intestinal Research | 87 (64–118) | 76 | 80 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Frontiers in Genetics | 88 (60–132) | 880 | 20 | ≈$3,850 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.31 |
| Human Genomics | 91 (57–152) | 174 | 23 | $3,390 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Familial Cancer | 96 (64–124) | 74 | 21 | ≈$2,990 | — | 0.0 |
| The Journal of Gene Medicine | 96 (71–139) | 59 | — | ≈$4,480 | — | 2.26 |
| Current Gene Therapy | 98 (71–124) | 71 | 124 | — | — | 0.0 |
| American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A | 102 (67–145) | 342 | 13 | ≈$4,710 | — | 0.0 |
| World Journal of Stem Cells | 111 (88–142) | 124 | — | — | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Journal of Medical Genetics | 113 (78–148) | 116 | 87 | — | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| BMC Genomic Data | 117 (85–167) | 104 | 21 | $2,290 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Neuro-Oncology | 117 (71–171) | 82 | — | ≈$5,132 | Hybrid | 1.03 |
| Journal of Community Genetics | 122 (93–184) | 83 | 18 | ≈$3,990 | — | 0.0 |
| Human Mutation | 123 (73–189) | 119 | 35 | ≈$2,740 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Animal Genetics | 124 (80–182) | 59 | — | ≈$3,570 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Stem Cell Research & Therapy | 125 (88–174) | 727 | 21 | $3,290 | Open access (DOAJ) | 4.57 |
| Forensic Science International Genetics | 127 (90–170) | 131 | 2 | ≈$5,020 | — | 0.0 |
| Neuro-Oncology Advances | 128 (75–171) | 83 | 11 | $2,489 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| BMC Medical Genomics | 130 (91–242) | 214 | 22 | $3,290 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.43 |
| BMC Genomics | 134 (95–198) | 1,282 | 22 | $3,190 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Heredity | 134 (96–187) | 102 | — | ≈$3,560 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Human Genetics and Genomics Advances | 135 (103–173) | 130 | 4 | $2,640 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| European Journal of Medical Genetics | 136 (91–238) | 70 | 2 | ≈$3,330 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Neurology Genetics | 144 (109–205) | 78 | 67 | $3,300 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Molecular Therapy | 146 (36–190) | 558 | 5 | ≈$4,500 | Hybrid | 3.26 |
| Evolution Letters | 147 (114–198) | 54 | 35 | $2,575 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Human Genetics | 150 (92–204) | 86 | 24 | ≈$3,690 | — | 0.0 |
| The American Journal of Human Genetics | 151 (110–211) | 191 | 25 | ≈$5,150 | — | 0.0 |
| Molecular Biology and Evolution | 152 (114–206) | 329 | — | $3,255 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development | 159 (114–206) | 191 | 4 | $3,900 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Heredity | 160 (114–277) | 72 | 17 | ≈$2,690 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| European Journal of Human Genetics | 165 (120–205) | 191 | 20 | ≈$2,790 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Evolution | 169 (104–263) | 258 | — | ≈$3,214 | Hybrid | 3.68 |
| Gene Therapy | 169 (134–251) | 71 | 14 | ≈$3,790 | — | 0.0 |
| Genetics in Medicine | 172 (134–219) | 165 | 8 | ≈$5,110 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine | 175 (121–238) | 130 | — | $3,040 | Open access (DOAJ) | 2.03 |
| Molecular Ecology | 178 (123–246) | 396 | 14 | ≈$5,150 | Hybrid | 0.49 |
| Journal of Applied Genetics | 178 (110–241) | 104 | 19 | ≈$3,790 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases | 182 (121–281) | 616 | 28 | $3,090 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.43 |
| Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders | 182 (124–267) | 80 | 38 | $3,090 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics | 184 (133–232) | 64 | 14 | ≈$4,750 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| npj Genomic Medicine | 186 (148–245) | 86 | 22 | $4,390 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Genetic Counseling | 191 (146–276) | 161 | — | ≈$3,840 | — | 0.0 |
| Molecular Ecology Resources | 191 (128–283) | 148 | 16 | ≈$5,250 | — | 2.39 |
| Journal of Evolutionary Biology | 194 (131–271) | 153 | — | ≈$3,123 | Hybrid | 1.44 |
| Evolutionary Applications | 200 (155–266) | 118 | 23 | $4,320 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.28 |
| Genome Medicine | 215 (167–294) | 164 | 24 | $5,490 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Stem Cells International | 217 (147–320) | 96 | 34 | $2,830 | Open access (DOAJ) | 47.28 |
| Archives animal breeding/Archiv für Tierzucht | 231 (161–341) | 55 | 69 | ≈$429 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Genetics Selection Evolution | 245 (193–325) | 81 | 22 | $2,470 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Nature Genetics | 390 (287–509) | 260 | 42 | ≈$12,690 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
Journals are listed where at least 25% of their articles' topics fall in Genetics (OpenAlex).
Latest available year: 2024
6 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2024 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy | 87 (58–114) | 75 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Molecular Syndromology | 97 (55–172) | 96 | 35 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Crohn s and Colitis | 116 (88–150) | 108 | — | ≈$4,790 | — | 0.0 |
| Genetics in Medicine Open | 171 (128–212) | 80 | 7 | $3,200 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Genetics and Molecular Biology | 191 (151–273) | 73 | 66 | $700 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Theoretical Population Biology | 324 (246–369) | 51 | 5 | ≈$2,840 | Hybrid | — |
Latest available year: 2023
1 journal without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2023 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilderness and Environmental Medicine | 154 (114–223) | 66 | 54 | ≈$4,150 | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2022
4 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2022 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Cytogenetics | 43 (23–95) | 55 | 18 | $3,290 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Molecular Case Studies | 67 (51–100) | 53 | 56 | — | Open access | — |
| Genetics Research | 85 (54–123) | 83 | 27 | $2,100 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics | 90 (49–121) | 54 | 17 | ≈$3,460 | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2021
2 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2021 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual Development | 102 (76–163) | 56 | 92 | — | — | — |
| Journal of Pediatric Genetics | 126 (87–183) | 64 | 51 | — | — | — |
Latest available year: 2020
6 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2020 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cytogenetic and Genome Research | 104 (81–150) | 56 | 86 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Applications in Plant Sciences | 127 (101–169) | 55 | 90 | $2,460 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Genetic Epidemiology | 151 (118–197) | 70 | 21 | ≈$4,150 | — | — |
| BMC Genetics | 162 (102–260) | 124 | 13 | $2,290 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| BMC Medical Genetics | 162 (107–260) | 224 | 13 | $3,290 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| BMC Evolutionary Biology | 181 (132–264) | 145 | 15 | $2,990 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
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Which Genetics journals accepted papers fastest in 2025?
Among 60 Genetics journals with enough dated articles in 2025, the shortest median time from submission to acceptance was 24 days (Journal of Craniofacial Surgery). The middle journal's median was 135 days. Speed is not a measure of quality; check scope, indexing and fees too.
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From the submission and acceptance dates publishers deposit in PubMed, for accepted articles only. Each journal needs at least 50 dated articles in the year shown, and a table headed with a year contains only that year's figures.
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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.