ABOUT THE JOURNAL

Aims and scope of journal

The European Journal of Human Genetics is the official journal of the European Society of Human Genetics, publishing high-quality, original research papers, short reports and reviews in the rapidly expanding field of human genetics and genomics. It covers molecular, clinical and cytogenetics, interfacing between advanced biomedical research and the clinician, and bridging the great diversity of facilities, resources and viewpoints in the genetics community.

Key areas include:

• Monogenic and multifactorial disorders
• Development and malformation
• Hereditary cancer
• Medical Genomics
• Gene mapping and functional studies
• Genotype-phenotype correlations
• Genetic variation and genome diversity
• Statistical and computational genetics
• Bioinformatics
• Advances in diagnostics
• Therapy and prevention
• Animal models
• Genetic services
• Community genetics

The journal also publishes invited editorials and commentaries, announcements of societal and other European activities and special issues of general interest for the human genetics community.

Impact Factor

2008 Impact Factor: 3.925*

Rank:
35/138 Genetics & Heredity

*2008 Journal Citation Reports (Thomson Reuters, 2009)

Abstracted/indexed in

Biotechnology Citation Index
Current Contents/Life Sciences
EMBASE/Excerpta Medica
MEDLINE/Index Medicus
Reference Update
Research Alert
Science Citation Index
SciSearch

ISSN and eISSN

The international standard serial number (ISSN) for European Journal of Human Genetics is 1018-4813, and the electronic international standard serial number (eISSN) is 1476-5438.

Editors

Editor-in-Chief

G-J B van Ommen, The Netherlands

Associate Editors

A de la Chapelle, USA
A P Monaco, UK

Section Editors

K Avraham, Tel Aviv
S Aymé, France
P Beales, UK
C Bonaïti-Pellié, France
M Daly, USA
P. Fortina, USA
N Katsanis, USA
S Lyonnet, France
A P Monaco, UK
B Müller–Myhsok, Germany
B Oostra, The Netherlands
M Perola, Finland
A Piazza, Italy
R Savarirayan, Australia
O Zuffardi, Italy

Editorial Board

A Ballabio, Italy
J Burn, UK
C H C M Buys, The Netherlands
J-J Cassiman, Belgium
A Chakravarti, USA
A de la Chapelle, USA
F Clerget-Darpoux, France
C D DeLozier-Blanchet, USA
X Estivill, Spain
V Ferak, Slovakia
M Goossens, France
J G Hall, Canada
R Harris, UK
E P Hoffman, USA
B Horsthemke, Germany
C Junien, France
S J Kenwrick, UK
B S Kerem, Israel
M Koenig, France
J L Mandel, France
T Meitinger, Germany
M Muenke, USA
A Munnich, France
E Passarge, Germany
L Peltonen, Finland
M Pembrey, UK
M B Petersen, Greece
R S Ramesar, South Africa
G Romeo, Switzerland
C Sapienza, USA
Y Sznajer, Belgium
S Temtamy, Egypt
L Tranebjaerg, Denmark
G Utermann, Austria
C van Broeckhoven, Belgium