Fastest-accepting genetics journals 2026

67 genetics journals ranked by the median number of days from submission to acceptance, measured from the dates publishers deposit in PubMed for articles published 2024–2025. The interval includes peer review and revisions.

Journals: 67
Typical median: 134 d
Under 60 days: 4
Over 180 days: 13

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Accepted papers only. Rejected manuscripts never receive an acceptance date, so these figures say nothing about desk-rejection speed, rejection rates or your chance of acceptance.
Not the time to a first decision. The interval runs from the “received” date to the “accepted” date the publisher deposits in PubMed. It includes editorial handling, peer review, every round of revision and the time authors spent revising.
Journals record dates differently. Some reset the received date when a revised manuscript arrives, and manuscripts transferred from another journal may keep or lose their earlier dates. Short medians are therefore not always comparable with long ones.
Past timelines are not a promise. Each figure comes from up to 100 recent articles published 2024–2025. Article types, special issues, editors and workload all change, and your paper may take much longer or much less time.
Fast is not the same as good. Check the journal’s scope, indexing, peer-review policy and editorial board before submitting. An unusually quick acceptance can be a warning sign of light peer review.

Journal Metrics is independent and is not affiliated with any journal or publisher listed. The figures are for information only, may contain errors and change as PubMed records are updated. Confirm current timelines on the journal’s own website. See how to spot predatory journals.

Genetics journals by median days from submission to acceptance

Genetics journals ranked by median days from submission to acceptance in PubMed
Rank	Journal	Median days	Middle half	Articles	Quartile	2026 score
1	JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY	20†	12–40	100	Q3	0.9
2	Journal of Hematology	51	40–66	84	Q3	1.5
3	Hematology Reports	57	43–69	100	Q2	2.1
4	AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY	59	23–97	97	Q1	5.2
5	CLINICAL GENETICS	62	42–86	98	Q2	1.9
5	Human Genome Variation	62	43–98	76	Q3	1.7
7	Frontiers in Genome Editing	67	49–88	80	Q1	7.0
8	G3-Genes Genomes Genetics	69	37–98	99	Q2	2.8
9	Intractable & Rare Diseases Research	70	36–88	68	Q2	2.3
10	MAMMALIAN GENOME	71	50–100	100	Q2	2.0
11	GENETICS	72	42–122	98	Q1	5.1
12	Human Genomics	79	51–113	99	Q1	3.3
13	CHROMOSOME RESEARCH	82	52–113	42	Q2	2.5
14	CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH	83	62–124	78	Q1	3.6
15	JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS	85	47–126	100	Q2	2.5
16	Lancet Haematology	91	31–128	92	Q1	6.5
16	TISSUE & CELL	91	68–130	100	Q2	2.4
18	Molecular Cytogenetics	93	65–151	70	Q3	1.3
19	GENETICA	100	79–137	54	Q2	1.5
20	JOURNAL OF CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY	107	68–148	100	Q2	1.9
21	AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART C-SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS	108	61–157	86	Q2	1.4
22	Application of Clinical Genetics	112	91–126	48	Q2	1.6
23	Molecular Syndromology	115	71–162	100	Q4	0.6
23	ANIMAL GENETICS	115	69–177	100	Q3	1.5
25	BMC Genomic Data	116	83–169	100	Q2	2.2
26	JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS	117	75–146	97	Q1	3.0
27	AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A	118	83–163	100	Q3	1.3
28	Journal of Community Genetics	119	88–160	99	Q3	1.3
29	Forensic Science International-Genetics	126	86–167	100	Q2	2.8
30	Lifestyle Genomics	128	86–162	32	Q2	2.3
31	HUMAN GENETICS	131	82–186	99	Q1	3.6
31	DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE	131	94–211	100	Q2	1.7
33	Plant Genome	132	88–183	99	Q1	3.6
34	HUMAN MUTATION	134	74–213	100	Q3	0.8
35	Neurology-Genetics	136	96–176	100	Q2	2.5
36	ACTA HAEMATOLOGICA	137	92–174	54	Q2	1.7
36	Clinical Epigenetics	137	88–208	99	Q1	5.1
38	BMC Medical Genomics	138	98–216	100	Q1	3.0
39	European Journal of Medical Genetics	139	95–251	100	Q2	2.4
40	Human Genetics and Genomics Advances	140	103–186	99	Q2	2.1
40	JOURNAL OF HEREDITY	140	91–219	99	Q2	1.8
42	INVERTEBRATE SYSTEMATICS	144	90–218	74	Q1	2.5
42	Evolution Letters	144	106–220	99	Q1	4.6
44	Molecular Autism	148	110–194	99	Q1	5.3
45	AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS	154	108–228	62	Q1	6.8
46	Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine	162	120–209	100	Q3	1.4
47	HEREDITY	167	118–276	100	Q1	2.7
48	JOURNAL OF APPLIED GENETICS	171	109–237	100	Q2	2.1
49	EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS	173	120–215	96	Q1	4.4
49	JOURNAL OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS	173	121–228	100	Q2	1.7
49	AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS	173	111–237	100	Q3	1.3
49	Public Health Genomics	173	144–249	37	Q2	1.7
53	Hematology Transfusion and Cell Therapy	174	111–246	99	Q4	0.1
54	EVOLUTION	176	103–289	100	Q1	2.6
55	GENETICS IN MEDICINE	187	140–238	100	Q1	3.9
56	MOLECULAR ECOLOGY	188	139–251	100	Q1	3.6
56	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	188	125–295	99	Q1	3.5
58	npj Genomic Medicine	189	149–250	100	Q1	5.2
59	Journal of Genetic Counseling	192	131–273	100	Q2	1.9
60	Evolutionary Applications	193	131–258	100	Q1	3.8
61	GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	196	150–284	98	Q3	1.4
62	JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY	203	138–260	100	Q1	2.5
63	GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY	205	151–268	74	Q3	1.6
64	Journal of Pediatric Genetics	212	172–286	53	Q4	0.4
65	Genome Medicine	214	160–294	100	Q1	10.5
66	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY	244	188–307	100	Q3	0.6
67	GENETICS SELECTION EVOLUTION	245	193–309	100	Q1	4.6

Median days: half of the journal’s accepted articles took less time from submission to acceptance and half took more. Middle half: the 25th to 75th percentile. Articles: how many recent PubMed articles had both dates. Journals with the same rounded median share a rank.

Median under 30 days. Very short intervals usually reflect how a journal records its dates (for example a new received date after revision) or invited and fast-track article types such as reviews and editorials, not unusually quick peer review. Check the journal’s peer-review policy before reading anything into them.

Questions about genetics journal acceptance times

Which genetics journals accept papers fastest?

Among the 67 genetics journals with enough PubMed dates, the shortest median times from submission to acceptance (leaving out medians under 30 days, which usually reflect how dates are recorded) are Journal of Hematology (51 days), Hematology Reports (57 days), AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY (59 days), CLINICAL GENETICS (62 days), Human Genome Variation (62 days). These medians include peer review and revisions, and cover accepted papers only.

How long does a genetics journal take to accept a paper?

The typical genetics journal on this page has a median of 134 days from submission to acceptance. 4 of 67 journals have a median under 60 days and 13 take more than 180 days.

Is this the peer review time?

No. PubMed records when a manuscript was received and when it was accepted, not the individual review stages. The interval includes editorial handling, peer review, revisions and the time authors spent revising, so it is longer than the time to a first decision. For first-decision times, check the journal’s own website.

Does a fast journal mean my paper is more likely to be accepted?

No. Only accepted papers have an acceptance date, so this ranking says nothing about acceptance rates or how quickly a journal rejects papers. A very fast acceptance can also be a sign of light peer review. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and peer-review policy before submitting.

About this data

Source: the received and accepted dates publishers deposit in PubMed, read through the public NCBI E-utilities for articles published 2024-01-01 to 2025-12-31, up to 100 recent articles per journal. Data checked 2026-11-03.
A journal is ranked only when at least 20 articles have both dates and at least half of the articles checked have them. Journals that do not deposit dates in PubMed, including most journals outside the life sciences, cannot be ranked here.
The ranking uses each journal’s median: half of its accepted articles took less time and half took more. The middle-half range shows the 25th to 75th percentile.
Fields come from the OpenAlex classification of each journal’s research topics. A journal joins a field when at least two of its four main topics are in it, so a journal can appear in more than one field and some classifications are imperfect.
Quartile and score are the journal’s best OpenAlex subfield quartile and its Journal Metrics Score, shown for context; they play no part in the order.

The full journal-level dataset is in the journal acceptance times study (with a CSV download). Spot an error or a journal whose dates look wrong? Tell us.

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