Below follows a report on the uptake and impact of the Genetic Resources journal, which is part of a deliverable within the GenRes Bridge project, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 817580. Based on usage statistics and a stakeholder survey it evaluates the success of the journal and the relevance of its continuation after the end of the GenRes Bridge project and informs a sustainability plan which defines steps and responsibilities for the continuation of the journal. The report was registered as a deliverable and published online on 28 October 2021.