Genome Research

Infobox Journal


discipline = Genetics, Genomics
abbreviation = Genome Res.
website = http://www.genome.org/
publisher = Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
country = USA
history = Published since 1995 under same title
ISSN = 1549-5469 (print)
ISSN = 1088-9051 (online)

"Genome Research" is the title of a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. The focus of the journal is on genome-wide studies in any organism, including single gene studies that are placed in a genomic context. This scope includes both experimental and computational analysis.

In 2004, the journal had an impact factor of 10.382, placing it in the top 5 most highly cited journals in the genetics area.ref|impactFactorref|impactFactorList. In 2008 Genome Research ranked #2 amongst primary research journals in the “Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology” category, #3 in “Genetics & Heredity,” and seventh in the “Biochemistry & Molecular Biology” categoryref|impactFactor2008. As evidenced by these numbers, Genome Research continues to be a serious contender in these fields.The editorial board (as of mid-2005) is primarily composed of United States scientists at universities and research institutes, with a handful of persons from outside the US and from small companies.

The journal is available on-line with some articles available immediately in full-text to the public.

Notes

# Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (September 27, 2004). " [http://www.cshl.edu/public/releases/genomeres.html An “immediately open access” option for authors of papers in the leading journal Genome Research] ". Press release.
# [http://vrossi.free.fr/IF2004.html Impact Factors 2004] . Retrieved Sep 13, 2006.
# Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ( July 7, 2008). " [http://genome.cshlp.org/misc/press/Impact.shtml ". Press release.