ABOUT THE JOURNAL
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Aims and scope of journal
Heredity is an official journal of the Genetics Society and covers a broad range of genetics topics. The journal particularly encourages submissions in the following areas:
- population genetics (including human)
- genomics, functional genomics and proteomics
- biometrical and statistical genetics
- ecological and evolutionary genetics
- animal and plant breeding
- cytogenetics
Heredity's original articles cover new theories and primary research. The journal also publishes regular short reviews, book reviews, and news and commentary articles.
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2007 Impact Factor: 4.065*
Rank:
38/132 Genetics & Heredity
* Journal Citation Reports, Thomson Reuters, 2008
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AGRICOLA
Biological Abstracts
BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences
BIOSIS Previews
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Chemical Abstracts
Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences
Current Contents/Life Sciences
EMBASE/Excerpta Medica
Genetics Abstracts
MEDLINE/Index Medicus
Research Alert
Science Citation Index
SciSearch and Social Sciences Citation Index
Zoological Research
ISSN and eISSN
The international standard serial number (ISSN) for Heredity is 0018-067X, and the electronic international standard serial number (eISSN) is 1365-2540.
Top of pageEditors
Managing Editor
R A Nichols, UK
Reviews Editor
C Biémont, France
Editors
J Hughes, Australia
T Johnson, UK
L J Lawson Handley, UK
C Lexer, UK
T R Meagher, UK
J Pannell, UK
Podcast Editors
S C Le Comber, UK
E A Leadbeater, UK
Editorial Board
M Beaumont, UK
L W Beukeboom, Netherlands
P Brakefield, Netherlands
J M Burke, USA
K J Dawson, UK
K Fowler, UK
P Hollingsworth, UK
G D D Hurst, UK
M G Ritchie, UK
K Ritland, Canada
I J Saccheri, UK
C Schlötterer, Austria
D Skibinski, UK
C Stauffer, Austria
S Xu,USA
