Annals of Human Genetics

Annals of Human Genetics  
Former names
Annals of Eugenics
Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
Ann. Hum. Genet.
Discipline Human genetics
Language English
Edited by Andres Ruiz-Linares
Publication details
Publisher
Publication history
1925-present
Frequency Bimonthly
2.215
Indexing
ISSN 0003-4800 (print)
1469-1809 (web)
LCCN 28012242
CODEN ANHGAA
OCLC no. 472337129
Links

The Annals of Human Genetics is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering human genetics. It was established in 1925 by Karl Pearson as the Annals of Eugenics, with as subtitle, Darwin's epigram "I have no Faith in anything short of actual measurement and the rule of three".[1] The journal obtained its current name in 1954 to reflect changing perceptions on eugenics.[2] The editor-in-chief is Mark G. Thomas (University College London). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2012 impact factor of 2.215.[3]

References

  1. Stigler, Stephen (July 2010). "Darwin, Galton and the Statistical Enlightenment". Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A. 173 (3): 469–482. doi:10.1111/j.1467-985X.2010.00643.x.
  2. Barnett, Richard (May 2004). "Eugenics". The Lancet. 363 (9422): 1742. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16280-6.
  3. "Annals of Human Genetics". 2012 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2013.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 1/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.