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Frontiers in Genetics is a multidisciplinary open-access, peer-reviewed journal publishing fundamental and applied research across the entire spectrum of genetics and genomics.

To provide a comprehensive, openaccess platform for geneticists, bioinformaticians, and molecular biologists to share discoveries on the genetic and genomic foundations of life, health, and evolution.

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Editors

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Enrico Domenici

Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrated Biology, University of Trento

Italy

Editor-in-Chief

Andrew H Paterson

Professor Hawkeye, LLC

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Genomics of Plants and Plant-Associated Organisms

Anton A. Buzdin

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer

Belgium

Specialty Chief Editor

Cancer Genetics and Oncogenomics

Atsushi Asakura

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Stem Cell Research

Blanka Rogina

University of Connecticut Health Center

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Genetics of Aging

Douglas Mark Ruden

Wayne State University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Predictive Toxicology and Exposomics

Dov Greenbaum

Yale University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

ELSI in Science and Genetics

2,040 editors · 0 reviewers

Articles

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About the journal

Scope

The scope encompasses gene expression regulation, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), structural variation, gene editing technologies (e.g., CRISPR), statistical genetics, toxicogenomics, pharmacogenomics, developmental genetics, and bioinformatics tools for high-throughput sequencing analysis.

Aims

To provide a comprehensive, open-access platform for geneticists, bioinformaticians, and molecular biologists to share discoveries on the genetic and genomic foundations of life, health, and evolution.

ISSN
1664-8021
Editor-in-Chief
David Cooper
Established
2026
Subject area
Genetics & Genomics

Sections

  • Applied Genetic Epidemiology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/applied-genetic-epidemiology

  • Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/behavioral-and-psychiatric-genetics

  • Cancer Genetics and Oncogenomics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/cancer-genetics-and-oncogenomics

  • Computational Genomics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/computational-genomics

  • ELSI in Science and Genetics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/elsi-in-science-and-genetics

  • Epigenetics and Genome Architecture

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/epigenetics-and-genome-architecture

  • Evolutionary, Population, and Conservation Genetics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/evolutionary-population-and-conservation-genetics

  • Genetics of Aging

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/genetics-of-aging

  • Genetics of Common and Rare Diseases

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/genetics-of-common-and-rare-diseases

  • Genomic Assay Technology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/genomic-assay-technology

  • Genomics of Nutrition and Metabolism

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/genomics-of-nutrition-and-metabolism

  • Genomics of Plants and Plant-Associated Organisms

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/genomics-of-plants-and-plant-associated-organisms

  • Human and Medical Genomics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/human-and-medical-genomics

  • Immunogenetics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/immunogenetics

  • Livestock Genomics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/livestock-genomics

  • Neurogenomics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/neurogenomics

  • Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/pharmacogenetics-and-pharmacogenomics

  • Predictive Toxicology and Exposomics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/predictive-toxicology-and-exposomics

  • RNA

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/rna

  • Statistical Genetics and Methodology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/statistical-genetics-and-methodology

  • Stem Cell Research

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/stem-cell-research

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Brief Research Report
  • Perspective
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Data Report
  • Technology and Code
  • Opinion
  • Editorial

Fees and currencies

  • Article Processing Charges (APCs) apply to support open-access publishing. Frontiers provides waivers and institutional support for eligible authors.

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Journal Policies

  • Open Access: Published under the Creative Commons CC-BY license, enabling free access and unrestricted distribution with proper attribution.
  • Peer Review: Collaborative, transparent, and rigorous peer review conducted by specialists in genetics, genomics, and computational biology.
  • Publication Ethics: Adheres strictly to international ethical standards set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Instructions for authors

Author Guidelines

  • Manuscripts must be written in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English.
  • References and citations must conform to Frontiers standard format (author-date or numerical depending on the section).
  • Novel genomic, transcriptomic, and high-throughput sequencing datasets must be deposited in recognized public repositories (e.g., GEO, SRA, ENA) with valid accession numbers provided prior to publication.
  • Mandatory disclosure of data availability and conflict of interest statements.

Journal metrics

Citation score
6.9
Impact indicator
0.98
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
0
Citations
342,118

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
3.0
CiteScore
6.9
Citations
342118
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-21.