Journal of Medical Genetics
The Journal of Medical Genetics is a leading international peer-reviewed medical journal covering original research in human genetics, including reviews of and opinion on the latest developments. Articles cover the molecular basis of human disease including germline cancer genetics, clinical manifestations of genetic disorders, applications of molecular genetics to medical practice and the systematic evaluation of such applications worldwide. It was established in September 1964 and is published by the BMJ Group. The editor-in-chief is Huw Dorkins (University of Oxford).
Discipline | Medical genetics |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Huw Dorkins |
Publication details | |
History | 1964–present |
Publisher | |
Frequency | Monthly |
4.943 (2019) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | J. Med. Genet. |
Indexing | |
CODEN | JMDGAE |
ISSN | 0022-2593 (print) 1468-6244 (web) |
LCCN | sn80001279 |
OCLC no. | 01640533 |
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Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Web of Science Core Collection: Science Citation Index, Science Citation Index Extended, BIOSIS Previews, Index Medicus/MEDLINE, Current Contents, Scopus, Excerpta Medica/EMBASE, PubMed Central (BMJ Open Access Special Collection), CINAHL and Google Scholar. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 4.943, ranking it 30th out of 177 journals in the category "Genetics & Heredity".[1]
References
- "Journals Ranked by Impact: Genetics & Heredity". 2019 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2019.