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Submission Instructions
Recent Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
Research Topics
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Genetics Selection Evolution publishes original research on all aspects of genetics and selection in farm animal species and in other species that provide novel and relevant insights into the genetics of farm animals. It is an official journal of the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE) and provides a forum for research in animal genetics. Articles are indexed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and HAL.
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Subject
Genetics & Heredity
Impact Factor
3.1
Quartile
Q2
Open Access Type
Open
ISSN
0999-193X
eISSN
1297-9686
Invitation Only
Yes
Cost Range
£1740.00 GBP / $2470.00 USD / €1940.00 EUR APC per accepted article, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.
Submission Instructions
Genetics Selection Evolution is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:
Research Article
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include a title page, Abstract, Methods, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section with the required declaration subheadings. Manuscript must include a Declarations section containing Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information, with any non-relevant section labeled 'Not applicable', and any use of a large language model documented in the Methods section or another suitable section.
References
References must be formatted in Vancouver style. Only published, in-press, or publicly available e-print/preprint articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and web links and URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full with site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted as separate image files rather than embedded in the manuscript, while tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript and longer tables may be placed at the end of the document. Figures must be numbered in first-citation order and multi-panel figures submitted as single composite files, while tables must be numbered and cited in sequence using Arabic numerals and created as tables rather than embedded as figures.
Review
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Background, Main body, and short Conclusion.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information. A list of abbreviations must be provided if abbreviations are used, each abbreviation must be defined at first use, any non-applicable Declarations heading must still be included with the text 'Not applicable', and use of a large language model must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References
References must be formatted in Vancouver style. Only published, in-press, or publicly available e-print or preprint articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and web links or URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted as separate image files rather than embedded in the manuscript, while tables shorter than one page may be placed in the manuscript and longer tables may be placed at the end of the document. Figures must be numbered and uploaded in the order first cited and multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file.
Short Communication
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract structure is not explicitly specified.
Manuscript
Short Communication should be no more than approximately 14 typewritten double-spaced pages in total. Main text can be organized as Background, Methods, Results and discussion, and Conclusions, or as subsections with short informative headings. Manuscript must include a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, and documentation of large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References
References must be formatted in Vancouver style. Only published, in-press, or publicly available e-print or preprint articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and web links and URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full with site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted as separate image files rather than included in the manuscript file, while tables shorter than one page may be placed in the manuscript and larger tables may be placed at the end of the document. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited in the text, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and table titles and figure titles must not exceed 15 words while table legends and figure legends must not exceed 300 words.
Software
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include Background, Implementation, Results, and Conclusions sections, with Results optionally combined with Discussion, plus an Availability and requirements section and a Declarations section with the required subsections. Manuscript must include a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information, using 'Not applicable' where a subsection is not relevant.
References
References must be formatted in Vancouver style. Only published, in-press, or publicly available e-print or preprint articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited, and web links or URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted as separate image files rather than embedded in the manuscript, while tables shorter than one page may appear in the manuscript and larger tables may be placed at the end of the document. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order first cited in the text, and multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file.
Opinion
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 250 words. The abstract is unstructured. The abstract must briefly summarize the aim, findings, or purpose of the article.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include a Declarations section and the main text may be organized as Background, Methods, Results and discussion, and Conclusions, or with short informative subsection headings. The Declarations section must include Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, may include Authors' information, and any non-relevant subsection must still appear with 'Not applicable,' while use of a large language model must be disclosed in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
References
References must be formatted in Vancouver style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts, or items available through public e-print or preprint servers, may be cited, and unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted as separate image files rather than embedded in the manuscript, while tables under one page may be placed in the manuscript and larger tables may be placed at the end of the document. Footnotes to tables should use superscript lower-case letters, or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data.
Recent Publications
Identification of a differentially expressed gene,ACL, between Meishan × Large White and Large White × Meishan F1 hybrids and their parents
Zhu-Qing Ren, Yan Wang, Yong-Jie Xu, Lin-Jie Wang, Ming-Gang Lei, Bo Zuo, Feng-E Li, De-Quan Xu, Rong Zheng, Chang-Yan Deng, Si-Wen Jiang, Yuan-Zhua XIONG
10.1051/gse:2008024
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Genetic variability in residual feed intake in rainbow trout clones and testing of indirect selection criteria (Open Access publication)
Laure Grima, Edwige Quillet, Thierry Boujard, Christèle Robert-Granié, Béatrice Chatain, Muriel Mambrini
10.1051/gse:2008026
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Further insights of the variance component method for detecting QTL in livestock and aquacultural species: relaxing the assumption of additive effects
Victor Martinez
10.1051/gse:2008028
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Evolution of the polymorphism at molecular markers in QTL and non-QTL regions in selected chicken lines (Open Access publication)
Valérie Loywyck, Bertrand Bed'hom, Marie-Héle`ne Pinard-van der LAAN, Frédérique Pitel, Étienne Verrier, Piter Bijma
10.1051/gse:2008025
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Genetic variation in eight Chinese cattle breeds based on the analysis of microsatellite markers
Weibin Sun, Hong Chen, Chuzhao Lei, Xueqin Lei, Yinghan Zhang
10.1051/gse:2008027
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Submission to first decision (median): 17 days.
Reformat to Genetics Selection Evolution using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Genetics Selection Evolution, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and identify the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred or non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.
Reformat to Genetics Selection Evolution using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
Article processing charge: £1740.00 GBP / $2470.00 USD / €1940.00 EUR per accepted article, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.
Reformat to Genetics Selection Evolution using Livewrite PremiumResearch Topics
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
Animal Nutrition and Physiology
Genetics and Plant Breeding
Genetic diversity and population structure
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
Animal Genetics and Reproduction
Agriculture and Rural Development Research
Livestock and Poultry Management
Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Meat and Animal Product Quality
Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
Horticultural and Viticultural Research
Agriculture and Biological Studies
Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
Fish Ecology and Management Studies
melanin and skin pigmentation
Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
Plant and animal studies