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 Material published in the Journal may not be published or reproduced elsewhere without the permission of the Editor or Editorial Board, and when permitted, citation of the original work in JoGG should be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. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton NJ.

 

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.