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Reflecting the bright future of genomics
Editorial
doi:10.1006/geno.2001.6597, available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on IDEAL
Editors-in-Chief Nancy A. Jenkins Raju S. Kucherlapati Victor A. McKusick
Reflecting the bright future of genomics The Genomics Editors
Executive Editor Fintan R. Steele
Associate Editors Stylianos E. Antonarakis Philip Avner Steve D. M. Brown P. Michael Conneally Glen A. Evans Wayne N. Frankel Jonathan L. Haines Ross Hardison Christine A. Kozak James R. Lupski Anthony P. Monaco Susan L. Naylor David L. Nelson Roger H. Reeves Cynthia C. Morton Thomas B. Shows Tom Strachan Lap-Chee Tsui Claude Turc-Carel Gert-Jan B. van Ommen Richard K. Wilson
Advisory Board Frank H. Ruddle, Chairman Sir Walter Bodmer Sydney Brenner George F. Cahill, Jr. Jean Dausset Joseph L. Goldstein Leroy E. Hood Eric S. Lander Lennart Philipson Charles R. Scriver James D. Watson
enomics was launched in September, 1987, and the journal’s name is now synonymous with an exciting field of scientific endeavor. Initially, the journal focused on all aspects of structural genomics. Within the last few years, it has become clear that structural genomics is maturing: The completion of sequencing efforts of the genomes of many organisms and the draft sequence of the human genome has been reported. In addition, mouse and rat genome sequencing efforts are underway, and it is likely that the sequence of many other genomes will soon be revealed. Genomics has reported many important past contributions to the field and will undoubtedly continue to do so as the annotation of genomic sequence and functional analyses ENOMICS of these many genomes proceeds. Because of the increasingly fast pace of genomics research, it is critical to make important scientific discoveries available to the research community in a rapid and timely fashion. To accomplish this goal, we have instituted several changes in our procedures for manuscript handling and publication. To facilitate a rapid and integrated operation, both the Editorial and Production offices of Genomics have moved from the Academic Press office in San It is critical to make important scientific Diego to New York. Dr. Fintan R. discoveries available to the research Steele, who recentcommunity in a rapid and timely fashion. ly joined Genomics as the Executive Editor, now oversees a new team of Academic Press publishing and editorial professionals in the New York office. This new team stands ready to assist potential authors and reviewers in whatever way needed. We have also changed the production schedule: all future papers that are accepted for publication will be electronically published within two weeks. Because of this rapid publication schedule, the print version of Genomics will now appear once a month. In addition, the journal has been redesigned from the ground up to make it look more professional and aesthetically pleasing: you are holding the first fruits of this effort. Editorially, we have streamlined the review process to facilitate timely decisions about the suitability of manuscripts for publication. We believe that these changes will significantly reduce the overall time for review and publication of articles in Genomics.
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GENOMICS Vol. 75, Numbers 1–3, July 2001 Copyright © 2001 by Academic Press. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.
VOLUME 75, NUMBERS 1–3, JULY 2001
ISSN 0888-7543
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Editors-in-Chief
Nancy A. Jenkins Raju S. Kucherlapati Victor A. McKusick
1
Editorial
Editorial Board David Botstein Anne Bowcock Jan L. Breslow Sally A. Camper Luca L. Cavalli-Sforza Webster K. Cavenee Francis S. Collins Kay E. Davies Muriel T. Davisson Albert de la Chapelle Peter D’Eustachio Harry C. Dietz Geoffrey Duyk John H. Edwards Beverly S. Emanuel Malcom A. Ferguson-Smith Karl-Heinz Grzeschik Jean-Louis Guenet Tasuku Honjo Michael W. Hunkapiller Alec J. Jeffreys Bronya J. Keats Louis M. Kunkel Eric Lai Jeanne Bentley Lawrence Michelle M. Le Beau Mary F. Lyon John D. McPherson T.K. Mohandas Harvey W. Mohrenweiser Maynard Olson Jurg Ott Margaret A. Pericak-Vance John A. Phillips III Alexander Rich Janet D. Rowley Peter Scambler David Schlessinger Alan F. Scott Nobuyoshi Shimizu James M. Sikela Dieter Soll Jeffrey M. Trent Axel Ullrich Akiyoshi Wada Michael S. Waterman Robert T. Williamson Savio L.C. Woo Ronald W. Worton
doi:10.1006/geno.2001.6597, available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on IDEAL
Although the processes are changed, the goals of Genomics remain the same. It is our policy to consider only full-length, comprehensive papers that contain information of broad interest to the readers of Genomics. Manuscripts must contain original data that significantly advance our understanding of the gene, gene sets, or genomes. Studies of genes that have already been described must contain substantial and novel functional information. We encourage submissions that describe novel technologies for genetic and genomic analysis (functional genomics), high-throughput methodologies for structural and functional analyses of genes/genomes, their application and computational methods for their analysis, and results of studies for understanding the function of large sets of genes. Further, we welcome manuscripts on the cloning and biological characterization of disease genes as well as genes involved in interesting mouse mutations, positive associations of genetic variation with biological function, and the generation and characterization of mouse models for human disease. In addition, we will continue to publish Review articles on timely research topics and meeting reports. We believe that these editorial and publishing refinements will enhance the journal and provide its readers with essential, useful and timely information. We also hope that you will continue to support Genomics by sending us your best work, by your willingness to review manuscripts when asked, and by your feedback. We look forward to the exciting results the future will bring, and to hearing from you how we can continue to make Genomics the best reflection of that bright future.
Nomenclature Editor Sue Povey
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GENOMICS Vol. 75, Numbers 1–3, July 2001 Copyright © 2001 by Academic Press. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.
doi:10.1006/geno.2001.6597, available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on IDEAL
Editors-in-Chief Nancy A. Jenkins Raju S. Kucherlapati Victor A. McKusick
Reflecting the bright future of genomics The Genomics Editors
Executive Editor Fintan R. Steele
Associate Editors Stylianos E. Antonarakis Philip Avner Steve D. M. Brown P. Michael Conneally Glen A. Evans Wayne N. Frankel Jonathan L. Haines Ross Hardison Christine A. Kozak James R. Lupski Anthony P. Monaco Susan L. Naylor David L. Nelson Roger H. Reeves Cynthia C. Morton Thomas B. Shows Tom Strachan Lap-Chee Tsui Claude Turc-Carel Gert-Jan B. van Ommen Richard K. Wilson
Advisory Board Frank H. Ruddle, Chairman Sir Walter Bodmer Sydney Brenner George F. Cahill, Jr. Jean Dausset Joseph L. Goldstein Leroy E. Hood Eric S. Lander Lennart Philipson Charles R. Scriver James D. Watson
enomics was launched in September, 1987, and the journal’s name is now synonymous with an exciting field of scientific endeavor. Initially, the journal focused on all aspects of structural genomics. Within the last few years, it has become clear that structural genomics is maturing: The completion of sequencing efforts of the genomes of many organisms and the draft sequence of the human genome has been reported. In addition, mouse and rat genome sequencing efforts are underway, and it is likely that the sequence of many other genomes will soon be revealed. Genomics has reported many important past contributions to the field and will undoubtedly continue to do so as the annotation of genomic sequence and functional analyses ENOMICS of these many genomes proceeds. Because of the increasingly fast pace of genomics research, it is critical to make important scientific discoveries available to the research community in a rapid and timely fashion. To accomplish this goal, we have instituted several changes in our procedures for manuscript handling and publication. To facilitate a rapid and integrated operation, both the Editorial and Production offices of Genomics have moved from the Academic Press office in San It is critical to make important scientific Diego to New York. Dr. Fintan R. discoveries available to the research Steele, who recentcommunity in a rapid and timely fashion. ly joined Genomics as the Executive Editor, now oversees a new team of Academic Press publishing and editorial professionals in the New York office. This new team stands ready to assist potential authors and reviewers in whatever way needed. We have also changed the production schedule: all future papers that are accepted for publication will be electronically published within two weeks. Because of this rapid publication schedule, the print version of Genomics will now appear once a month. In addition, the journal has been redesigned from the ground up to make it look more professional and aesthetically pleasing: you are holding the first fruits of this effort. Editorially, we have streamlined the review process to facilitate timely decisions about the suitability of manuscripts for publication. We believe that these changes will significantly reduce the overall time for review and publication of articles in Genomics.
G
GENOMICS Vol. 75, Numbers 1–3, July 2001 Copyright © 2001 by Academic Press. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.
VOLUME 75, NUMBERS 1–3, JULY 2001
ISSN 0888-7543
G
Editors-in-Chief
Nancy A. Jenkins Raju S. Kucherlapati Victor A. McKusick
1
Editorial
Editorial Board David Botstein Anne Bowcock Jan L. Breslow Sally A. Camper Luca L. Cavalli-Sforza Webster K. Cavenee Francis S. Collins Kay E. Davies Muriel T. Davisson Albert de la Chapelle Peter D’Eustachio Harry C. Dietz Geoffrey Duyk John H. Edwards Beverly S. Emanuel Malcom A. Ferguson-Smith Karl-Heinz Grzeschik Jean-Louis Guenet Tasuku Honjo Michael W. Hunkapiller Alec J. Jeffreys Bronya J. Keats Louis M. Kunkel Eric Lai Jeanne Bentley Lawrence Michelle M. Le Beau Mary F. Lyon John D. McPherson T.K. Mohandas Harvey W. Mohrenweiser Maynard Olson Jurg Ott Margaret A. Pericak-Vance John A. Phillips III Alexander Rich Janet D. Rowley Peter Scambler David Schlessinger Alan F. Scott Nobuyoshi Shimizu James M. Sikela Dieter Soll Jeffrey M. Trent Axel Ullrich Akiyoshi Wada Michael S. Waterman Robert T. Williamson Savio L.C. Woo Ronald W. Worton
doi:10.1006/geno.2001.6597, available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on IDEAL
Although the processes are changed, the goals of Genomics remain the same. It is our policy to consider only full-length, comprehensive papers that contain information of broad interest to the readers of Genomics. Manuscripts must contain original data that significantly advance our understanding of the gene, gene sets, or genomes. Studies of genes that have already been described must contain substantial and novel functional information. We encourage submissions that describe novel technologies for genetic and genomic analysis (functional genomics), high-throughput methodologies for structural and functional analyses of genes/genomes, their application and computational methods for their analysis, and results of studies for understanding the function of large sets of genes. Further, we welcome manuscripts on the cloning and biological characterization of disease genes as well as genes involved in interesting mouse mutations, positive associations of genetic variation with biological function, and the generation and characterization of mouse models for human disease. In addition, we will continue to publish Review articles on timely research topics and meeting reports. We believe that these editorial and publishing refinements will enhance the journal and provide its readers with essential, useful and timely information. We also hope that you will continue to support Genomics by sending us your best work, by your willingness to review manuscripts when asked, and by your feedback. We look forward to the exciting results the future will bring, and to hearing from you how we can continue to make Genomics the best reflection of that bright future.
Nomenclature Editor Sue Povey
2
GENOMICS Vol. 75, Numbers 1–3, July 2001 Copyright © 2001 by Academic Press. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.