FOR AUTHORS

Did you know?

• That over 90,000 recipients will receive via e-mail a copy of the table of contents for the European Journal of Human Genetics issue in which your article is published.
• That there are an average of 180,000 page views across the European Journal of Human Genetics web site per month.
• That European Journal of Human Genetics has an impact factor of 3.925
• That on average authors receive a first decision on their paper within 17 working days.

Submitting an article

To read about how to prepare your article, please click on Instructions for Authors. If you are ready to submit an article please click on Online Submission.

Benefits of publishing with EJHG

The journal is published in partnership with Nature Publishing Group (NPG), which uses pioneering technologies, innovative formats and world-class production to provide premium information for scientific researchers in the public and private sectors, government agencies and educators.

A key strength of NPG is its close relationship with the scientific community. By working closely with scientists, listening to what they say, and always placing emphasis on quality rather than quantity, NPG is the leading scientific publisher at finding innovative solutions to scientists' information needs, both for the Nature-branded publications and those published on behalf of society partners, including ESHG.

Publishing with EJHG and NPG provides an author with a wide range of benefits:-

Copyright and license to publish

European Society of Human Genetics does not require authors of original research papers to assign copyright of their published contributions. Authors grant European Society of Human Genetics an exclusive license to publish, in return for which they can re-use their papers in their future printed work. NPG's author license page provides details of the policy and a sample form. Authors are encouraged to submit their version of the accepted, peer-reviewed manuscript to their funding body's archive for public release six months after publication. In addition, authors are encouraged to archive their version of the manuscript in their institution's repositories (as well as on their personal websites), also six months after the original publication. Authors should cite the publication reference and doi number on any deposited version, and provide a link from it to the published article on the NPG website. This policy complements the policies of the US National Institutes of Health, the Wellcome Trust and other research funding bodies around the world. NPG recognizes the efforts of funding bodies to increase access of the research they fund, and strongly encourages authors to participate in such efforts.

Online presence - reducing publication times

EJHG has adopted NPG's online submission system, which allows authors to submit papers via the Web. Speeding up the submission and refereeing process, this system also allows you to view the status of your paper online.

Weekly publication online

New articles in EJHG, as in all NPG journals, are published weekly online ahead of the archival print issue, ensuring the research is made publicly available and can be cited as soon as possible after acceptance for publication. The online publication is identical to the printed version and is not a preliminary, unedited version, thus maintaining the journal's tradition of excellence and the integrity of the published record.

Supplementary online material

Authors are invited to submit additional supporting material such as data sets or video for publication in the online version of the journal. Online supplementary material makes the most of the Web as a delivery platform and can often give articles greater depth, making them more useful to readers.

Quality

Authors who choose to publish in any NPG journal can be assured that its staff's publishing, editorial and production skills are committed to maintaining the highest possible quality and standards.

Exposure - widest possible readership

All NPG journals, including EJHG, are available online via site licenses to academic, corporate and government institutions and consortia. Journals are available to members of these institutions at the click of a mouse, adding speed and visibility to authors' research papers.

Regular free e-mail alerts

Content published in EJHG has the potential to reach scientists around the world who have signed up for NPG's free table of contents e-alerts, ensuring additional exposure to authors. These e-alerts allow recipients to click through to the full article if they subscribe or work at an institution with a site license, or click through to the article's abstract for other readers.

Focused subject areas on nature.com

From immunology to physics, genetics to materials, subject-specific areas provide a focused environment for readers, providing a monthly updated focus for a particular field.

Abstracting and indexing

EJHG is included in the leading abstracting and indexing services including ISI, MEDLINE, EMBASE and BIOSIS. Extensive reference linking to MEDLINE, ISI, Chemport and others via services such as Crossref and DOI numbers provide seamless online linking between articles and databases.

Media coverage

The Nature press office provides information about exceptionally interesting papers published throughout NPG. More than 2,000 journalists and media organizations worldwide subscribe to the press service, ensuring that papers receive maximum exposure in the world's most important media channels including newspapers, magazines, radio and television.

Extending science further - global collaborations

NPG and EJHG support some projects aimed at making current research available to a broader community of scientists and practitioners.

All NPG journals, including EJHG, are in WHO's HINARI (Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative) program, which provides free access to public institutions in developing countries.

EJHG Open & Self Archiving

• Authors are encouraged to submit the author's version of the accepted paper (the unedited manuscript) to their funding body's archive, for public release six months after publication. In addition, authors are encouraged to archive this version of the manuscript in their institution's repositories and on their personal websites, also six months after the original publication.
• Upon submission, authors can opt for NPG to deposit their author accepted paper on PMC via the manuscript deposition service.
• Authors of research articles can also opt to pay a one off fee of £2,000 / $3,000 / €2,400 (+VAT where applicable) for their accepted articles to be made freely available online immediately on publication. By paying this fee authors are also permitted to post the final, published PDF of their article on a web site, institutional repository or other free public server, immediately on publication. Please see the FAQ's for further details or click here to download the PAYMENT FORM.
• In this regard, we are fully compliant with the requirements of the major funding bodies worldwide with respect to open access publishing.