Long-read DNA sequencing
- Submission status
- Open
- Submission deadline
Sequencing of nucleic acids has witnessed massive development recently. With the advent of massively parallel sequencing, vast quantities of short read sequence data has become available and has provided invaluable insight in a vast range of biological disciplines. However, technologies conferring the ability to accurately sequence long fragments of DNA, including Pacific Biosciences’ Single Molecule Real-Time (SMRT) and Oxford Nanopore’s flow cell sequencing methods, has recently attracted a wide interest for the ability to rapidly assemble genomes, quantify full length transcript isoforms, and directly identify epigenetic modifications. Recent advances have dramatically reduced the cost per base whilst also decreasing the sequence call error rate, allowing their application in a broad range of scientific fields.
This Collection welcomes submissions focussing on the utilisation of long read sequencing technologies within all aspects of biology, in addition to advances in library preparation, bioinformatic analysis and the sequencing reactions themselves.
Editors
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Gavin Arno
Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK; Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK; North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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Gulnaz Javan
Department of Physical and Forensic Science Programs, Alabama State University, USA
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Mostafa Rahnama
Department of Biology, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN, USA
Submitting a paper for consideration
To submit your manuscript for consideration at Scientific Reports as part of this Collection, please follow the steps detailed on this page. On the first page of our online submission system, under “I’m submitting:” select the option “any other article type”. Once logged in you can submit your manuscript to a Collection by selecting “Guest Edited Collection”, under the “Choose the appropriate manuscript type” message, and clicking “Continue”. Then when filling out the manuscript information, select the "Long-read DNA sequencing" Collection from the alphabetical list on the “Springer Nature Subject Category” tab. Authors should express their interest in the Collection in their cover letter.
Accepted papers are published on a rolling basis as soon as they are ready.
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