Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics

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Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics

description Peer-reviewed journal
Area of ​​Expertise genetics
language English
publishing company Annual Reviews ( United States )
First edition 2000
Frequency of publication yearly
editor Aravinda Chakravarti and Eric D. Green
Web link Website
ISSN (print)

Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics , abbreviated Annu. Rev. Genomics Hum. Genet. is an annual journal that publishes review articles. The first edition appeared in September 2000. The journal publishes articles on important developments in the field of genomics as far as human genetics and the human genome are concerned. Of particular interest is genome structure and function, genetic modifications, population genetics, and human evolution. Also of great importance are all aspects of genetically caused human diseases and individualized medicine.

The journal's impact factor in 2012 was 9.5. According to the statistics of the ISI Web of Knowledge , the journal with this impact factor ranks eleventh out of 161 journals in the genetics and inheritance category.

Editors are Aravinda Chakravarti ( Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, USA ) and Eric D. Green (Bethesda, USA).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b website of the journal at the publisher Annual Reviews ; Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  2. 2012 Journal Citation Reports Science Edition (Thomson Reuters, 2013).