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The Application of Clinical Genetics
ISSN: 1178-704X
Aims and Scope
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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.