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Genetics

GENETICS is the premier journal of the Genetics Society of America and publishes basic, translational, and applied genetic and genomic research.

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Subject Genetics & Heredity
Impact Factor 5.1
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Closed
ISSN 0016-6731
eISSN 1943-2631
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Institutional online-only subscription: £1224.00 / $1655.00 / €1383.00 for FTEs 1-999; £1410.00 / $1904.00 / €1593.00 for FTEs 1,000-2,999; £1733.00 / $2338.00 / €1959.00 for FTE 3K and above.

Submission Instructions

Genetics accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Investigations

Cover Letter A cover letter must disclose any use of artificial intelligence and include any requested rationale for withholding data under a data policy exception. The cover letter must disclose any use of artificial intelligence and include any requested rationale for withholding data under a data policy exception.
Abstract An abstract is required. The text abstract must not exceed 250 words, and a separate 100-word article summary must also be provided. The abstract must be unstructured. The abstract must provide the broad context, specific background, purpose, methods and procedures, core findings and results, and conclusions of the study without using formal headings.
Manuscript The manuscript must include Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion sections, with Results and Discussion presented either separately or combined. The manuscript must include a 100-word article summary, keywords, acknowledgments, a separate funding subheading, a data availability statement, and disclosure of any use of artificial intelligence in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References References must follow CSE author-date style. Previously published related papers and any relevant community database or stock center publications must be cited in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Figures must be included in the manuscript for review, submitted as separate individual image files, and tables must be placed at the end of the main text. Figure legends must appear in the manuscript file, tables must be editable rather than image files, and color is not permitted in tables.
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Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a 100-word summary and disclose any use of artificial intelligence in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References References must follow CSE author-date (name-year) style.
Figures & Tables Figures must be included in the manuscript for review, each figure must also be submitted as an individual image file, and tables must be placed at the end of the main text. Figure legends must be included in the manuscript file, tables must be in an editable format rather than images, and color is not permitted in tables.
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Brief Investigations

Cover Letter A cover letter must disclose any use of artificial intelligence in generating content, images, code, data processing, or translation. The cover letter must disclose any use of artificial intelligence in generating content, images, code, data processing, or translation.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Brief Investigations should not exceed 3000 words, excluding abstract, tables, figure legends, and literature cited. Brief Investigations may be formatted with or without subheadings and must include a separate Materials and Methods section at the end of the manuscript. The manuscript must disclose any use of artificial intelligence in the Methods or Acknowledgements section and include a 100-word summary.
References References must follow CSE author-date style. All related previously published papers must be cited as references.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables should be limited to the fewest necessary to describe the results. Figures must be included in the manuscript for review, while tables must be placed at the end of the main text. Each figure and table must be numbered, referenced in the text, and accompanied by a legend.
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Knowledgebase And Database Resources

Cover Letter A cover letter must disclose any use of artificial intelligence to help generate content or images, write code, process data, or for translation. The cover letter must disclose any use of artificial intelligence and include any requested rationale for withholding data as an exception to the data policy.
Abstract An abstract is required. The text abstract must not exceed 250 words. The abstract must be unstructured. The abstract must provide a synopsis of the entire article by giving broad context, specific background, purpose, methods, core findings, and conclusions without using headings.
Manuscript The manuscript must include Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion sections, with Results and Discussion allowed to be presented separately or combined. The manuscript must include a 100-word summary, acknowledgments, a separate funding subheading, a data availability statement, conflict of interest disclosures, and disclosure of any use of artificial intelligence in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References References must follow CSE author-date (name-year) style. All related previously published papers and any publications for community databases, knowledgebases, or stock centers used must be cited in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Figures must be included in the manuscript for review, each figure must also be submitted as an individual file, and all tables must be placed at the end of the main text. Figure legends must be included in the manuscript file, tables must be provided in an editable format rather than as images or PDFs, and color is not permitted in tables.
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Letters

Cover Letter Use of artificial intelligence must be disclosed in the cover letter.
Abstract Abstract must not be included.
Manuscript Letters should avoid figures, complex tables, and complex mathematical formulas, and any use of artificial intelligence must be disclosed in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References Letters must not contain more than fifteen references. Final files must follow CSE author-date/name-year style.
Figures & Tables Figures must be included in the manuscript for review, each figure must be submitted as an individual image file, and all tables must be placed at the end of the main text. Letters should avoid figures and complex tables.
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Perspectives

Cover Letter Any use of artificial intelligence to generate content or images, write code, process data, or provide translation must be disclosed in the cover letter. Proposals should be uploaded as a presubmission inquiry.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript A 100-word summary must be provided, acknowledgments must appear at the end of the manuscript, funding information must be declared under a separate subheading following the acknowledgements, and any use of artificial intelligence must be disclosed in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References Final files must follow CSE author-date (name-year) style.
Figures & Tables Figures must be included in the manuscript for review, each figure must also be submitted as an individual image file, and all tables must be placed at the end of the main text. Figure titles and legends must be included within the manuscript file, and all tables must have a legend.
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Recent Publications

Punctuated Aneuploidization of the Budding Yeast Genome

Lydia R. Heasley, Ruth A. Watson, Juan Lucas Argueso

10.1534/genetics.120.303536
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Identifying Signatures of Selection in Genetic Time Series

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10.1534/genetics.118.301645
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Introgression of a Block of Genome Under Infinitesimal Selection

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10.1534/genetics.118.301642
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Corrigendum

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10.1534/genetics.115.174854
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Population Genetic Evidence for Rapid Changes in Intra-Specific Diversity and Allelic Cycling of a Specialist Defense Gene in Zea

P. Tiffin

10.1534/genetics.104.030593
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Accepted Manuscript is published within one week after acceptance and signing of the publishing agreement. Appeals decisions are provided within three weeks.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required for presubmission inquiries and is used for reviewer exclusion requests, portable peer review disclosures, disclosure of related or similar work, and companion paper explanations.

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What are the publication costs?

Institutional online-only subscription: £1224.00 / $1655.00 / €1383.00 for FTEs 1-999; £1410.00 / $1904.00 / €1593.00 for FTEs 1,000-2,999; £1733.00 / $2338.00 / €1959.00 for FTE 3K and above.

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Research Topics

Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Evolution and Genetic Dynamics Genetic diversity and population structure Fungal and yeast genetics research DNA Repair Mechanisms CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Plant Reproductive Biology RNA Research and Splicing Insect Resistance and Genetics Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant and animal studies Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation Plant Molecular Biology Research Microtubule and mitosis dynamics

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