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GENETICS Journal Overview

• Journal Metrics:
  • 2024 Impact Factor: 5.1
  • 2024 CiteScore: 6.8
  • Ranking: 25/192 in Genetics & Heredity
• Key Editorial Leadership: Howard Lipshitz (Editor-in-Chief), Tracey DePellegrin (Executive Editor), Ruth Isaacson (Senior Managing Editor).
• Featured Research Areas & Series:
  • Knowledgebase/Database Updates: Highlights infrastructure projects including CartograPlant, GrainGenes, MaizeGDB, PomBase, Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, TAIR, and Xenbase.
  • Selfish Elements: Focuses on non-Mendelian inheritance, meiotic drive, segregation distortion, and reproductive manipulators.
  • Genetics of Bacteria: Covers gene regulation, horizontal gene transfer, CRISPR, and genome stability.
  • Genetic Models of Rare Diseases: Explores the use of model organisms to understand molecular mechanisms of rare disease variants.
  • WormBook & YeastBook: Comprehensive review compendiums for C. elegans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae research.
• Affiliated Publications: G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, a journal focused on foundational research, genome reports, and methodological advances.
• GSA Membership & Incentives:
  • Benefits include professional development, meeting discounts, and personal journal subscriptions.
  • Publication Discount: Authors attending a 2026 GSA Conference can use code GSA2026 for a $250 discount on page charges or APCs.
• Career Support: The Genetics Society of America (GSA) provides peer review training, job boards, webinars, and leadership programs.