The American Journal of Human Genetics is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of human genetics. It was established in 1948 by the American Society of Human Genetics and covers all aspects of heredity in humans, including the application of genetics in medicine and public policy, as well as the related areas of molecular and cell biology.[2] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 10.502.[3][4] The journal is published by Cell Press an imprint of Elsevier. Bruce R. Korf became the editor-in-chief in the winter of 2017–2018.[5]
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| Discipline | Human genetics |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Bruce R. Korf |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1948–present Vol. I, Issue 1, Sept. 1949 |
| Publisher | Cell Press on behalf of the American Society of Human Genetics |
| Frequency | Monthly since 1986; bimonthly from 1965 to 1985; quarterly from 1949 to 1964[1] |
| 10.502 (2019) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Am. J. Hum. Genet. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | AJHGAG |
| ISSN | 0002-9297 |
| LCCN | 52064295 |
| OCLC no. | 1480145 |
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Past editors-in-chief
edit- 1948–1951 — Charles W. Cotterham[6]
- 1952–1954 — Herluf H. Strandskov (1898–1984)
- 1955 — Laurence H. Snyder
- 1956–1961 — Arthur G. Steinberg[7]
- 1962–1963 — C. Nash Herndon
- 1964–1969 — H. Eldon Sutton
- 1970–1975 — Arno Motulsky
- 1976–1978 — William J. Mellman
- 1979–1986 — David E. Comings
- 1986–1993 — Charles J. Epstein
- 1993–1999 — Peter H. Byers[8][9]
- 1999–2005 — Stephen T. Warren[10]
- 2005–2011 — Cynthia C. Morton
- 2011–2017 — David L. Nelson
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "AJHG Archive".
- ^ "Cell Press announces new partnership with the American Society of Human Genetics" - Eurekalert
- ^ "Elsevier - The American Journal of Human Genetics".
- ^ "Cell Press - CiteScore metrics from Scopus and Clarivate Analytics' Journal Citation Reports".
- ^ Korf, Bruce R. (2018). "Transitions in an Era of Disruptive Change". The American Journal of Human Genetics. 102 (1): 3–4. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2017.12.011. ISSN 0002-9297.
- ^ Opitz, John M. (October 1989). "Obituary: Charles W. Cotterham". American Journal of Medical Genetics. 34 (2): 149–154. doi:10.1002/ajmg.1320340202. PMID 2683786.
- ^ Jenkins, T. (2007). "Arthur G. Steinberg, 1912–2006". American Journal of Human Genetics. 80 (6): 1009–1013. doi:10.1086/518391. PMC 1867090. PMID 17571465.
- ^ "Peter H. Byers receives lifetime award in genetics from March of Dimes". EurekAlert!, AAAS. 13 March 2008.
- ^ "A Look Back". The American Journal of Human Genetics. 65 (6): 1487–1488. 1999. doi:10.1086/302669. ISSN 0002-9297.
- ^ Viegas, Jennifer (2015). "Profile of Stephen T. Warren". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112 (10): 2923–2924. Bibcode:2015PNAS..112.2923V. doi:10.1073/pnas.1502201112. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 4364191. PMID 25713352.
External links
edit- Muller, H. J. (1949). "Progress and prospects in human genetics". American Journal of Human Genetics. 1 (1): 1–18. PMC 1716285. PMID 17948379.