Instructions
for Authors
All types of submissions,
from articles to letters to the editor, are covered below. The editorial board
encourages comment and correspondence on JoGG’s
scope, content, and format
Submitted manuscripts
It is expected that a submitted
manuscript will be essentially unique i.e. that it represents new material
not published elsewhere, nor to appear in essentially the same form elsewhere
at a later date. Material published in the Journal may not be published or
reproduced elsewhere without the permission of the Editor or Editorial Board,
and when permitted, citation of the original work in JoGG should be
acknowledged. Authors are permitted and
encouraged to reproduce and disseminate copies of the pdf
version of their articles published in
JoGG as “reprints”. At the present time there is no cost to publish in
JoGG and no cost to access the Journal on-line.
Articles
are full length research articles or short timely reports. They should be submitted to the editor at the
following email address: wathey (at) hprg.com.
Acknowledgment of receipt will be by return email with that date affixed
to articles as date of receipt by JoGG.
Accompanying the emailed article should be a covering email letter
stating the author’s intent to publish the article solely in JoGG. If there is more than one author on the
manuscript, a similar letter should be submitted by each. The first author will be considered the
corresponding author. The review process will begin immediately and authors
should receive information on publication within a month. Since the Journal will be quarterly with no
defined number of pages, publication can often be expected within the next
quarter.
Articles or
short reports should be submitted as
a document in microsoft word
format. They should come single spaced as close to final form as the author
envisions, with tables and figures with legends embedded as they are intended
to appear in print. If any figure is a
copy or part of a copy of one already published, permission to include it
should be obtained by the submitter from the author and publisher. The final
version will be converted to pdf format by an editor
and will be sent back to the author as “page proofs”.
Manuscripts will be
considered as appropriate for publication by the editor and editorial
board. Those considered appropriate will
be reviewed by two or more outside reviewers or members of the editorial
board. Authors should feel free to
suggest appropriate peer reviewers.
Authors will receive reviewers’ comments from the editor and are
requested to consider them and revise the manuscript and resubmit it in as
close to final form as possible. Authors are permitted and encouraged to reproduce and
disseminate copies of the pdf versions of their
articles published in JoGG as
“reprints”.
Articles
should have a brief title followed by author or authors’ names, with
institutional affiliation or postal address, and email addresses. The text
should begin with a concise summary or abstract to include brief statements on
purpose, methodology, subjects, findings and conclusions. An introduction should follow to include a
statement on previous work on the subject, and a brief rationale for the study. Specific headings can be useful, and could
include methods subjects and discussion. Sources or citations should be made in
the style of the American Journal of Human Genetics and appear at the end of
the article under the heading References. In the text a citation would appear for
example as
(Cavali-Sforza et al, 1994, pp 163-167)
or, if the author’s name is a part of the sentence,
only the date is inserted following the author’s name:
Cavali-Sforza (1994) concludes that . . . .
The citation under References would appear as
Cavalli-Sforza LL, Menozzi P, Piazza A
(1994) The
history and geography of human genes.
An example of a citation
in a journal would be:
Jobling MA, Tyler-Smith C, (2000) New
uses for new haplotypes: the human Y chromosome, disease and selection. Trend Genet 6:356-362.
The appearance of a
citation for an electronic database in the text would be for example
(Genetic Location
Database, 2005) [cite the year the database was
accessed]
and in the References,
it would appear alphabetically as
Genetic
Location Database, 2005.
http//cedar.genetics.soton.ac.uk/public_html/ldb.html.
Short reports need not be
so structured, but should include an introduction and citations.
Reviews on
topics relevant to the journal’s scope are welcomed. They will receive the same peer review as
articles. Please communicate with the
editor if you wish to write a review for JoGG.
Letters to the Editor, less than one printed page are welcomed concerning articles or reviews
appearing in JoGG, on any subject within
the Journal’s scope. They may
also include short news items of interest to its readers. Letters should contain the submitter’s full name and email address. institutional affiliation (if any) or postal address.
Editorials
will usually be requested by members of the Editorial Board, but an author may
submit without request an editorial which may or may not receive outside
review.
Columns. The
editorial board may choose to have columns on specific topics written
periodically by designated individuals.
Book reviews will generally be requested by members of the Editorial Board, but if
you would like to review a book for JoGG, please communicate with the editor.
Notices.
Brief notices of meetings
of particular interest to JoGG readers are welcomed.