About the journal
Hereditas is an open-access journal published by BMC in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,290 EUR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- BMC
- ISSN
- 0018-0661 · 1601-5223
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,290 EUR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 656
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://hereditasjournal.biomedcentral.com/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2003-01-17
- MEDLINE · 1965-01-01
- PUBMED · 1976-06-14
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,290 EUR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 115 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=98)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
656
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
5896
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
113
i10-index
3025
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-17
- Added to DOAJ
- 2003-01-17
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-09-21
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 93%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 10%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity4
- Alternate titles
- Hereditas /Hereditas :
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 0374654
- Society affiliations
- Mendelian Society of Lund
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
Show all subjects (50)
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies
- Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Berry genetics and cultivation research
- Berry genetics and cultivation research
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
Keywords (DOAJ)
- genetics
- genomics
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