Genes

Genes is a peer-reviewed, open access journal of genetics and genomics published monthly online by MDPI. The Spanish Society for Nitrogen Fixation (SEFIN) is affiliated with Genes and its members receive discounts on the article processing charges.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, MEDLINE, PMC, Embase, PubAg, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Genetics and Heredity) / CiteScore - Q2 (Genetics (clinical))
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 14.6 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.4 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the second half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: Reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 2.8 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.2 (2024)
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Topic in Animals, Dairy, Genes, Agriculture, Poultry, Ruminants, Veterinary Sciences
Application of Reproductive and Genomic Biotechnologies for Livestock Breeding and Selection: 2nd Edition Topic Editors: Manuel García-Herreros, Pedro Manuel Aponte
Deadline: 30 April 2026
Topic in Biomedicines, Future Pharmacology, Pharmacy, IJMS, Biomolecules, Genes
Prospects of Multi-Target Agonists in Metabolic and Epigenetic Medicine Topic Editors: Riham Abouleisa, Yanming Li
Deadline: 30 November 2026
Topic in Biomedicines, Metabolites, Proteomes, Genes, J
Multi-Omics in Precision Medicine Topic Editors: Michele Costanzo, Armando Cevenini
Deadline: 31 December 2026
Topic in Agriculture, Agronomy, Crops, Genes, Plants, DNA
Vegetable Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, 2nd Volume Topic Editors: Padma Nimmakayala, Georgia Ntatsi, Umesh K. Reddy, Yan R. Tomason
Deadline: 5 February 2027
Special Issue in Genes
Research on Genetics and Breeding of Cattle Guest Editor: Borhan Shokrollahi
Deadline: 5 March 2026
Special Issue in Genes
Reviews in RNA: Mechanisms and Roles Guest Editors: Laurent Metzinger, Valérie Metzinger-Le Meuth
Deadline: 10 March 2026
Special Issue in Genes
Molecular Basis in Rare Genetic Disorders Guest Editor: Miao Sun
Deadline: 10 March 2026
Special Issue in Genes
Genetic Insights into Immunity and Pathogen Resistance Guest Editors: Fabiana Neves, Tereza Almeida
Deadline: 10 March 2026
Topical Collection in Genes
Tools for Population and Evolutionary Genetics Collection Editors: David Alvarez-Ponce, Julie M. Allen, Won Cheol Yim, Marco Fondi
Topical Collection in Genes
Feature Papers in Bioinformatics Collection Editor: Stefano Lonardi
Topical Collection in Genes
Genetics and Genomics of Hereditary Disorders of Connective Tissue Collection Editors: Nazli B. Mcdonnell, Bert Callewaert, Clair A. Francomano, Philippe Khau-Van-Kien, Yves Dulac
Topical Collection in Genes
Feature Papers: Neurogenomics Collection Editor: Diego Centonze
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