About this journal
Aims and scope
The Application of Clinical Genetics is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, online journal that welcomes laboratory and clinical findings in the field of human genetics.
The Application of Clinical Genetics will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication.
Original research, reviews, symposium reports, case studies, hypothesis formation and commentaries on the following:
- Population genetics
- Functional genetics
- Natural history of genetic disease
- Management of genetic disease
- Mechanisms of genetic disease
- Counseling and ethical issues
- Animal models
- Pharmacogenetics
- Prenatal diagnosis
- Dysmorphology
The Application of Clinical Genetics endorses the STROPS guidelines for pharmacogenetic studies. Authors are required to upload a completed STROPS checklist (and any applicable secondary checklists specific to the study design – for example the CONSORT checklist for a randomized clinical trial study or the STROBE checklist for observational studies) with their submission files.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 54K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 2.6 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 2.7 (2023) 5 year IF
- 5.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.003 (2023) SNIP
- 0.759 (2023) SJR
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
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*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief:
Prof. Dr. Martin Maurer, Physiology, University of Heidelberg; and Physician, Mariaberg Hospital for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Germany
Editorial Board:
Fahd Al-Mulla, Professor in Genomic medicine and molecular pathology, Department of Pathology, Kuwait University, Kuwait, and the Chief Scientific Office at the Dasman Diabtetes Institute, Kuwait
Majid Abdullah Alfadhel, Professor, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Dr. Francis Ali-Osman, Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, United States
Professor Fahd Rashed Al-Mulla, Molecular Pathology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Professor Lucio Comai, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California, United States
Professor Hong-Wen Deng, Biomedical Informatics and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Tulane University, United States
Professor Jennifer Hu, Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, FL, United States
Professor James Lupski, Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, United States
Prof. Dr. Martin Maurer, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Dr Narasimha Reddy Parine, Genome Research Chair, Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Dr Kimberly Saudino, Department of Psychology, Boston University and Director, Boston University Twin Project, MA, United States
Dr Rudolph E Tanzi, Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, United States
Professor Blanca Urzúa Orellana, (PhD), Senior Lecturer, Academic at the Institute for Research in Dental Sciences, Biochemistry Area, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile.
Abstracting and indexing
The Application of Clinical Genetics is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
EMBASE (Elsevier)
Pubmed (NLM)
PubMed Central Selective Deposit Medicine & Health (NLM)
Scopus (Elsevier)
Open access
The Application of Clinical Genetics is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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