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Academic Journal

Q2

Hereditas

BioMed Central Ltd

United KingdomMedicine (miscellaneous) (Q2); Genetics (Q3)ISSN-matched source record
Submission information ↗
Q2Ranking
2.6Impact Factor (2025)
58H-index (SCImago 2025)
0.59SJR (2025)
1920-2026Coverage

About Hereditas

Hereditas is a scholarly journal published by BioMed Central Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.59 and H-index of 58.

Coverage: 1920-2026. Research categories: Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2); Genetics (Q3).

Verified field sources

  • Journal Impact Factor: 2.6 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
  • Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
  • Editor(s): Ramin Massoumi PhD (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2026-03-17. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY, CC0
Peer-review processAnonymous peer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 2290 EUR; 2690 USD; 1990 GBP
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightYes
Digital preservationCLOCKSS, Portico
Reported submission-to-publication time6 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2005 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

Source: DOAJ journal record. Journal metadata is distributed by DOAJ under CC0. Confirm current fees, tax, eligibility and waiver terms with the publisher.

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)0018-0661, 1601-5223
ISSN-L0018-0661
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationBioMed Central
Publisher country codeSE
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex5,937
Citations recorded in OpenAlex125,498
OpenAlex H-index112
Years represented in OpenAlex1920–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Chromosomal and Genetic Variations; Botanical Research and Chemistry; Plant Reproductive Biology; Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology; Genetic diversity and population structure; Plant and animal studies.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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