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Editor |
Professor Eamonn R Maher
University of Birmingham, UK
Email: e.r.maher{at}bham.ac.uk
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| Editorial Office |
Journal of Medical Genetics
BMJ Journals Department
BMA House
Tavistock Square
London, WC1H 9JR, UK
Email: jmg{at}bmjgroup.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7383 6467
Fax: +44 (0)20 7388 6668 |
| Frequency |
12 times a year |
| Launch date |
1964 |
| ISSN JMG |
0022-2593 |
| ISSN JMG Online |
1468-6244 |
| Readership |
Clinical and laboratory geneticists, genetic counsellors, physicians and scientists interested in molecular medicine, fertility experts, oncologists, neurologists and clinical researchers |
| Print circulation |
1495 (37% USA and Canada; 25% Europe; 21% UK; 7% Far East and Australasia, 10% other) Not including online only or consortia customers |
| Indexed by |
Index Medicus (Medline), ISI Current Contents (Web of Science), Excerpta Medica (Embase) |
| Impact factor |
5.535 (ISI Web of Science) (2007) |
| Submitting to JMG |
All papers must be submitted through Bench>Press,
our online submission and review system.
JMG welcomes:
Original papers
Short reports
Review articles
Editorials
Hypothesis articles
Letters (print)
Electronic letters (online only)
Online mutation reports (online only)
JMG will consider rapid review and publication for articles of outstanding interest
Supplementary data for articles and electronic correspondence are available on JMG Online
Further information is available in the Instructions to Authors and from the Editorial
Office |
| Lead times |
Time from submission to first decision: mean 4 weeks
About 48% of submissions are rejected without external peer review
Time from acceptance to publication: 4 to 5 months (original articles) |
| Acceptance rate |
19% |
| Subscriptions |
Information on rates and how to subscribe
- Personal print subscribers receive access to JMG Online at no additional cost
- Personal and institutional subscribers may purchase access to JMG Online separately
- Subscriptions can start with any issue and refunds are given upon cancellation for outstanding issues
- Non-subscribers may purchase individual articles for US$8 or access the whole site for 30 days for US$25 |
| Rights |
Authors retain copyright for their own material. However, they must provide JMG with an exclusive
licence to publish.
Corresponding authors are provided with a toll-free link to their published article on JMG Online.
Authors receive a 10% royalty for any commercial reprint sales in excess of £1000 |
| Permissions |
Material may not be reproduced in full or part in any medium or language without prior permission of BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Please refer to our Copyright and Permission Guidelines
Authors may reproduce their own work in other publications and host on their own website or that of their institution (non-commercial only) without prior permission;
we do ask that all material is clearly acknowledged with the original source and a link to the website included where possible |
| Supplements |
Guidelines for publication of supplements to
JMG and other BMJ Journals
For further details please contact Claire Folkes:
Email: cfolkes{at}bmjgroup.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7383 6057 |
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Email: swalker{at}bmj.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7383 6350 |
| COPE |
JMG is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics |
| Equator |
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| Feedback |
JMG welcomes feedback on the journal and this site |
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