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The Application of Clinical Genetics

ISSN: 1178-704X


Aims and Scope

Editor-in-Chief: Martin Henrik Maurer

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.