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Current Opinion in Genetics & Development

Current Opinion in Genetics & Development publishes concise, timely, interdisciplinary review articles and opinions focused on recent advances in genetics and development, with emphasis on work from the past two years. The journal is part of the Current Opinion and Research (CO+RE) suite and covers themed sections including cancer genomics, genome architecture and expression, molecular and genetic basis of disease, developmental mechanisms, patterning and evolution, cell reprogramming, regeneration and repair, and genetics of human origin/evolutionary genetics.

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Subject Genetics & Heredity
Impact Factor 3.6
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0959-437X
eISSN 1879-0380
Invitation Only Yes
Cost Range Article Publishing Charge: USD 4060 excluding taxes for open access articles; no open access publication fee for subscription articles.

Submission Instructions

Current Opinion in Genetics & Development is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:

Review Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstracts must not exceed 120 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript Review Articles should be approximately 2000 words, excluding references and reference notes. Manuscripts must be divided into clearly defined sections using headings. The manuscript must include 1 to 7 English keywords and a separate generative AI declaration section before the references list if generative AI tools were used.
References Review Articles should include approximately 50 references, with at least 10% annotated as special interest or outstanding interest papers and no more than 20% self-citations. Numbered citations in square brackets. References must be listed in the order cited in the text, and Review Articles must include the section title 'References and recommended reading' followed by the statements '* of special interest' and '** of outstanding interest'.
Figures & Tables Review Articles must include no more than 4 tables or figures and at least one figure summarizing the main concepts discussed. Figures and other artwork must be supplied as separate files along with the manuscript, while tables must be submitted as editable text. All tables and figures must be cited in the manuscript text, numbered in order of appearance, and supplied with captions.
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Editorial Overview

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 120 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscripts must be divided into clearly defined sections using headings. The manuscript must include 1 to 7 English keywords, a separate acknowledgements section before the reference list if acknowledgements are included, and a new section before the references list for any generative AI use declaration.
References Numbered Vancouver-style citations in square brackets. References must be numbered in the order cited in the text, and every in-text citation must appear in the reference list and vice versa.
Figures & Tables Figures must be supplied as separate files and tables must be submitted as editable text; all figures, tables, and artwork must be cited in the manuscript text. Figures and tables must be numbered consecutively in order of appearance, and each must have a caption.
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Recent Publications

Beyond the gene: isoform diversity as a key contributor to human brain disorders

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Zijian Zhang, Dmitry Velmeshev

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Long-term evolution of regulatory DNA sequences. Part 1: simulations on global, biophysically-realistic genotype–phenotype maps

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Evolutionary specializations in primate cortical development

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10.1016/j.gde.2026.102482
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Research Topics

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