期刊名称：AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Since its inception in 1948, AJHG has provided a record of research and review relating to heredity in man and to the application of genetic principles in medicine, psychology, anthropology, and social services, as well as in related areas of molecular and cell biology. Topics explored by AJHG include behavioral genetics, biochemical genetics, clinical genetics, cytogenetics, dysmorphology, genetic counseling, immunogenetics, and population genetics and epidemiology.
Frequency: monthly; two volumes/year; six issues/volume. Volume 72 begins January 2003. ISSN: 0002-9297. 250 pages/issue.
Instructions to Authors
The following instructions are necessarily detailed. By following them carefully, authors can avoid delays in the publication of their articles and can reduce the possibility of errors caused by the conversion of improperly formatted manuscripts or errors introduced if such manuscripts have to be rekeyed.
Acceptable Formats
Authors should generally use the most recent versions of the following programs; the specific instructions here will work with these versions, with exceptions noted. UCP cannot provide guidance for the use of earlier versions, nor can it guarantee that files created with earlier versions can be used without rekeying.
- LaTeX
- Highly recommended for articles containing substantial math. UCP encourages you to use the AASTeX manuscript package, available at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AAS/AASTeX, but manuscripts prepared with other style packages are also acceptable.
UCP will accept manuscripts prepared with the following popular word processors; however, authors must note that these applications are not designed for the preparation of highly technical, math-intensive manuscripts. It is necessary to follow specific instructions to insure the accurate presentation of mathematical formulas, special characters, and tables.
- Microsoft Word
- Windows versions 6, 7, 8, up to and including the most recent version
Macintosh versions 5, 6, 8, up to and including the most recent version
Note: Microsoft's Rich Text Format (RTF) is not acceptable.
- WordPerfect
- DOS version 5.1
Windows versions 6, 7, 8, up to and including the most recent version
Macintosh version 3, up to and including the most recent version
Acrobat (PDF) files are not acceptable.
The File
Submit the entire article as a single file, including tables and figure legends, but excluding the figures themselves.
Do not submit files that contain "links" to other files or that "subscribe" to other documents. Do not include anything in the word-processing file that was not created with the word processor itself; e.g., do not embed tables from a spreadsheet or database program into a word-processor document (unless the word processor first converts them to its native format). Exception: for embedding equations in a word-processing file, see the Special Instructions for Mathematical and Other Non-ASCII Symbols.
Submit only the final version of the article, and submit only one electronic copy: do not submit multiple copies of the same file in different word-processing formats.
Figures
If you have created any figures electronically, submit them as separate files on the same disk, along with camera-ready hard copies of the figures.
Text
The most important guideline is this: keep it simple. Do not try to achieve a "typeset" look. Be aware that most of your formatting commands will be discarded during conversion; but if they are too complex and interfere with conversion, the file itself may not be usable and the article will have to be rekeyed.
- Use 12-point type in one of the standard fonts: Times, Helvetica, or Courier.
- Use double-spacing.
- Use underlining or italic, not both. Avoid boldface. Use minimal formatting on section headings. (Underlining, italic, or boldface may, of course, be used in instances where the formatting conveys a particular meaning: e.g., to distinguish mathematical variables.)
- If you use automatic footnotes and your word processor allows you to choose between footnotes and endnotes, always choose footnotes.
- If you use any revision or editorial tracking feature (such as Word's "Revisions" or "Track Changes" commands), be sure that the document you submit has been finalized, i.e., all changes have been accepted or rejected and the file contains only one version of the document.
- Use the word processor's built-in superscript and subscript attributes, rather than special commands to change the font size or position. Exception: when inserting footnotes, allow the word processor to format footnote references however it will.
WordPerfect (Windows 6, 7, 8): choose "Format > Font", then choose "Superscript" or "Subscript" from the "Position" pop-up menu. Do not use any "Format > Typesetting" commands.
WordPerfect (Macintosh 3): choose "Style > Superscript" or "Style > Subscript".
Word (Macintosh 5): choose "Format > Character", then select "Superscript" or "Subscript" from the list of "Styles". Do not use "Position: Raised" or "Position: Lowered".
Word (Windows or Macintosh 6, 7, 8): choose "Format > Font", then select "Superscript" or "Subscript" from the list of "Effects". Do not use any "Character Spacing" ("Spacing" or "Position") options.
- Use hard returns (pressing the "Return" or "Enter" key) only to end a heading or paragraph and begin a new one. Do not use hard returns to end a line early to make the right margin seem indented.
- Use tabs only to indent the beginning of a new paragraph. Do not insert tabs after the beginning of a paragraph to create a "hanging indent" (e.g., for references). Instead, change the left and first indent settings appropriately.
- Do not change fonts when italic or boldface is needed. Apply an italic or bold style to the font, but do not change the font itself.
- Do not use any automatic line numbering or paragraph numbering (for lists, etc.). Any numbers that should appear in your article must be explicitly typed in.
- Do not use "hidden text" or "comments" or nonprinting text of any kind.
- If your article contains tables, see the Special Instructions for Tables.
- If your article contains mathematical formulae, special math characters, foreign letters, or other non-ASCII characters, see the Special Instructions for Mathematical and Other Non-ASCII Symbols.
Disk and Hard Copy
Check with your individual journal office to see whether submission of files via disk, ftp, or some other means is required.
If you submit your article on a disk, the disk should contain only the article file and any electronic art files; the hard copy must match the disk file exactly. Label the disk with the corresponding author's name and the name and version number of the word-processing program used. Be sure that the disk is adequately protected; if a disk arrives damaged, a new disk will be requested, causing delays in publication.
Editorial Board
EDITOR
Stephen T. Warren, Ph.D.
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA |
MANAGING EDITOR
Carissa A. Gilman, M.A. |
DEPUTY EDITOR
Kathryn B. Garber, Ph.D |
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Mary Ann K. Hall |
| DIRECT INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSIONS TO: |
The American Journal of Human Genetics
Department of Human Genetics
Emory University School of Medicine
615 Michael Street, Room 301
Atlanta, GA 30322-3050
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Telephone: (404) 712-9980
Fax: (404) 712-9984
E-mail: ajhg@emory.edu
Web page: http://www.ajhg.org |
| ASSOCIATE EDITORS |
Joan E. Bailey-Wilson, Ph.D.
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
Baltimore, MD |
Eleanor Feingold, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA |
Carole L. Ober, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL |
John Blangero, Ph.D.
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
San Antonio, TX |
Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL |
Harry T. Orr, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN |
Harry C. Dietz, M.D.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD |
Leonid Kruglyak, M.D.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA |
Lisa G. Shaffer, Ph.D.
Washington State University Spokane
Spokane, WA |
Evan E. Eichler, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH |
Robert D. Nicholls, D.Phil.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
Joseph D. Terwilliger, Ph.D.
Columbia University
New York, NY |
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