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Nature Genetics

Nature Genetics publishes genetics and genomics research and related content including Articles, Review Articles, Perspectives, Correspondence, Research Briefings, News & Views and Research Highlights.

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Impact Factor 29
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1061-4036
eISSN 1546-1718
Invitation Only No
Cost Range English language editing starts at $87. Scientific editing starts at $1545.

Submission Instructions

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

Research Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Research Articles containing newly developed code central to the paper’s main claims must provide details of the code for peer review evaluation.
References References requirements are not specified.
Figures & Tables Figures & Tables requirements are not specified.
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Recent Publications

Imputation of fluid intelligence scores reduces ascertainment bias and increases power for analyses of common and rare variants

David M. van den Berg, Daniel S. Malawsky, Wei Huang, Petr Danecek, Klaudia Walter, Georgios Kalantzis, Isaac Wade, Duncan Palmer, Ewan Birney, Karin J. H. Verweij, Dirk J. A. Smit, Sarah J. Lindsay, Matthew E. Hurles, Abdel Abdellaoui, Hilary C. Martin

10.1038/s41588-026-02787-5
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A heritability-optimized method for functional prioritization of rare coding variants in complex traits

Keona Pang, Nazia Pathan, Ann Le, Alice Man, Josef Graf, Yanran Li, Guilherme L. da Rocha, Elad Shemesh, Daria Grafodatskaya, Michael R. Chong, Guillaume Paré

10.1038/s41588-026-02766-w
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Single-allele nanoscale mapping of regulatory variants

Joseph C. Hamley, Weijiao Zhang, Daniel Willmott, Lucia Y. Chen, Vassilena Sharlandjieva, Hangpeng Li, James L. T. Dalgleish, Nicholas Denny, Gaurav Agarwal, Lance Hentges, Bora Ozcan, Roman M. Doll, Ye Wei, Simone G. Riva, Samvida S. Venkatesh, Marta Arachi, Devika Agarwal, Evgeny E. Akkuratov, Matthew Baxter, Tatjana Sauka-Spengler, Calliope A. Dendrou, Thomas A. Milne, Jim R. Hughes, James O. J. Davies

10.1038/s41588-026-02776-8
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Loss of lineage fidelity underpins drug resistance in Kras-mutant lung cancer

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10.1038/s41588-026-02767-9
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Phylogeny-informed genomic prediction with GPN-Star

Wei Li

10.1038/s41588-026-02804-7
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Research Topics

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Epigenetics and DNA Methylation RNA modifications and cancer RNA Research and Splicing Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genomics and Rare Diseases RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Gene expression and cancer classification DNA Repair Mechanisms Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Cancer-related gene regulation Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Congenital heart defects research Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics