American Journal of Human Genetics
{{Distinguish|Journal of Human Genetics}}
{{Infobox journal
| title = American Journal of Human Genetics
| cover = American-Journal-of-Human-Genetics-2013-11-07-cover.gif
| editor = Bruce R. Korf
| discipline = Human genetics
| abbreviation = Am. J. Hum. Genet.
| publisher = Cell Press on behalf of the American Society of Human Genetics
| country =
| frequency = Monthly since 1986;
bimonthly from 1965 to 1985;
quarterly from 1949 to 1964{{cite web|title=AJHG Archive|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/203/}}
| history = 1948–present
Vol. I, Issue 1, Sept. 1949
| openaccess =
| license =
| impact = 10.502
| impact-year = 2019
| website = http://www.cell.com/AJHG/home
| link1 = http://www.cell.com/AJHG/current
| link1-name = Online access
| link2 = http://www.cell.com/AJHG/archive
| link2-name = Online archive
| JSTOR =
| OCLC = 1480145
| LCCN = 52064295
| CODEN = AJHGAG
| ISSN = 0002-9297
| eISSN =
}}
The American Journal of Human Genetics is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of human genetics. It was established in 1948 by the American Society of Human Genetics and covers all aspects of heredity in humans, including the application of genetics in medicine and public policy, as well as the related areas of molecular and cell biology.[http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-06/cp-cpa061107.php "Cell Press announces new partnership with the American Society of Human Genetics" - Eurekalert] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 10.502.{{cite web |title=Elsevier - The American Journal of Human Genetics |url=https://www.elsevier.com/journals/personal/the-american-journal-of-human-genetics/0002-9297}}{{cite web |title=Cell Press - CiteScore metrics from Scopus and Clarivate Analytics' Journal Citation Reports. |url=https://www.cell.com/impact}} The journal is published by Cell Press an imprint of Elsevier. Bruce R. Korf became the editor-in-chief in the winter of 2017–2018.{{cite journal|last1=Korf|first1=Bruce R.|title=Transitions in an Era of Disruptive Change|journal=The American Journal of Human Genetics|volume=102|issue=1|year=2018|pages=3–4|issn=0002-9297|doi=10.1016/j.ajhg.2017.12.011|doi-access=free}}
Past editors-in-chief
- 1948–1951 — Charles W. Cotterham{{cite journal|author=Opitz, John M.|author-link=John M. Opitz|title=Obituary: Charles W. Cotterham|journal=American Journal of Medical Genetics|volume=34|pages=149–154|date=October 1989|issue=2|doi=10.1002/ajmg.1320340202|pmid=2683786}}
- 1952–1954 — Herluf H. Strandskov (1898–1984)
- 1955{{spaces|11}}— Laurence H. Snyder
- 1956–1961 — Arthur G. Steinberg{{cite journal|pmc=1867090|year=2007|last1=Jenkins|first1=T.|title=Arthur G. Steinberg, 1912–2006|journal=American Journal of Human Genetics|volume=80|issue=6|pages=1009–1013|doi=10.1086/518391|pmid=17571465}}
- 1962–1963 — C. Nash Herndon
- 1964–1969 — H. Eldon Sutton
- 1970–1975 — Arno Motulsky
- 1976–1978 — William J. Mellman
- 1979–1986 — David E. Comings
- 1986–1993 — Charles J. Epstein
- 1993–1999 — Peter H. Byers{{cite web|website=EurekAlert!, AAAS|title=Peter H. Byers receives lifetime award in genetics from March of Dimes|date=13 March 2008|url=https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-03/modf-phb031008.php}}{{cite journal|title=A Look Back|journal=The American Journal of Human Genetics|volume=65|issue=6|year=1999|pages=1487–1488|issn=0002-9297|doi=10.1086/302669|doi-access=free}}
- 1999–2005 — Stephen T. Warren{{cite journal|last1=Viegas|first1=Jennifer|title=Profile of Stephen T. Warren|journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|volume=112|issue=10|year=2015|pages=2923–2924|issn=0027-8424|doi=10.1073/pnas.1502201112 | pmc=4364191 |pmid=25713352|bibcode=2015PNAS..112.2923V|doi-access=free}}
- 2005–2011 — Cynthia C. Morton
- 2011–2017 — David L. Nelson
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite journal|pmc=1716285|year=1949|last1=Muller|first1=H. J.|author-link=Hermann Joseph Muller|title=Progress and prospects in human genetics|journal=American Journal of Human Genetics|volume=1|issue=1|pages=1–18|pmid=17948379}}
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