Annual Review of Genetics
The Annual Review of Genetics is an annual peer-reviewed scientific review journal published by Annual Reviews. It was established in 1967 and covers all topics related to the genetics of viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals, including humans. The co-editors are Nancy M. Bonini and Tatjana Piotrowski.[2] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 11.146, ranking it fifth out of 177 journals in the category "Genetics & Heredity".[1]
Discipline | Genetics |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Nancy M. Bonini Tatjana Piotrowski |
Publication details | |
History | 1967–present, 54 years old |
Publisher | Annual Reviews (US) |
Frequency | Annually |
11.146[1] (2019) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Annu. Rev. Genet. |
Indexing | |
CODEN | ARVGB |
ISSN | 0066-4197 (print) 1545-2948 (web) |
LCCN | 67-29891 |
OCLC no. | 41333387 |
Links | |
History
In 1965, the nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews surveyed geneticists to determine if there was a need for an annual journal that published review articles about recent developments in the field of genetics. Responses to the survey were favorable, with the first volume of the Annual Review of Genetics published two years later in 1967.[3] Its innaugural editor was Herschel L. Roman.[4] As of 2020, it was published both in print and electronically.[5]
It defines its scope as covering vartious aspects of genetics, including molecular, cell, and developmental biology; behavioral genetics, population genetics, chromosome structure and transmission, gene function and expression, mutation and DNA repair, genomics, and immunogenetics. Various organisms are considered, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals.[6] As of 2019, Journal Citation Reports lists the journal's impact factor as 11.146, ranking it fifth of 177 journal titles in the category "Genetics & Heredity".[1] It is abstracted and indexed in Scopus, Science Citation Index Expanded, MEDLINE, Embase, and Academic Search, among others.[7]
Editorial processes
The Annual Review of Genetics is helmed by the editor or the co-editors. The editor is assisted by the editorial committee, which includes associate editors, regular members, and occasionally guest editors. Guest members participate at the invitation of the editor, and serve terms of one year. All other members of the editorial committee are appointed by the Annual Reviews board of directors and serve five-year terms. The editorial committee determines which topics should be included in each volume and solicits reviews from qualified authors.[8] Unsolicited manuscripts are not accepted. Peer review of accepted manuscripts is undertaken by the editorial committee.[9]
List of editors
- Herschel L. Roman (1967–1984)
- Allan M. Campbell (1985–2010)[10]
- Bonnie Bassler (2011–2015)[11]
- Nancy M. Bonini (2016–2020)
- Bonini and Tatjana Piotrowski (2021–present)
Current editorial committee
As of 2021, the editorial committee consists of the co-editors and the following members:[12]
- Andrew G. Clark
- Michael Lichten
- Dominique C. Bergmann
- Zemer Gitai
- Peter Scheiffele
- John C. Schimenti
- Jeff Sekelsky
- Gisela Storz
- Junying Yuan
References
- "Journal Impact Factors". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- "Our Team". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- "Preface". Annual Review of Genetics. 1. 1967. doi:10.1146/annurev.ge.1.081406.100001.
- "Preface". Annual Review of Genetics. 18. 1984. doi:10.1146/annurev.ge.18.081506.100001.
- "Expected Publication Dates". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- "Annual Review of Genetics". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- "Annual Review of Genetics". MIAR. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- "Editorial Principles and Policies". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- "Information for Unsolicited Authors and Reviewers". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Preface". Annual Review of Genetics. 43. 2009. doi:10.1146/annurev.ge.43.102209.100001.
- "Nancy M. Bonini" (PDF). Penn Arts & Sciences Department of Biology. January 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- "Annual Review of Genetics, Current Editorial Committe". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 4 January 2021.