Epigenetics & Chromatin
Epigenetics & Chromatin is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published by BioMed Central, covering epigenetics and chromatin biology. Founded in 2008, it publishes research providing novel mechanistic insights into epigenetic inheritance and chromatin-based interactions, with a 2025 impact factor of 4.4, indexed in SCIE.《表观遗传学与染色质》（Epigenetics & Chromatin, 简称 Epigenetics Chromatin）是由 BioMed Central 出版的同行评审开放获取期刊，涵盖表观遗传学与染色质生物学。该刊创刊于 2008 年，发表提供表观遗传继承与染色质互作新机制洞察的研究，2025 年影响因子为 4.4，被 SCIE 收录。
Scope
The journal's stated aim is to publish research and reviews providing novel mechanistic insights into epigenetic inheritance and chromatin-based interactions, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表提供表观遗传继承与染色质互作新机制洞察的研究与综述，官方声明的征稿范围包括：
- Epigenetic inheritance: original research on the mechanisms of epigenetic inheritance, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNA regulation.表观遗传继承： 关于表观遗传继承机制的原创研究，包括 DNA 甲基化、组蛋白修饰与非编码 RNA 调控。
- Chromatin structure and function: studies on chromatin organization, nucleosome positioning, chromatin remodeling, and the three-dimensional genome.染色质结构与功能： 关于染色质组织、核小体定位、染色质重塑与三维基因组的研究。
- Gene regulation: research on the epigenetic and chromatin-based regulation of gene expression during development, differentiation, and disease.基因调控： 关于发育、分化与疾病过程中基因表达的表观遗传与染色质调控的研究。
- Epigenetics in disease: studies on the role of epigenetic dysregulation in cancer, aging, neurological disorders, and other human diseases.疾病表观遗传学： 关于表观遗传失调在癌症、衰老、神经疾病及其他人类疾病中作用的研究。
- Article types: the journal publishes original research articles, reviews, methodologies, and database articles in epigenetics and chromatin biology.栏目设置： 该刊发表表观遗传学与染色质生物学领域的原创研究论文、综述、方法学与数据库文章。
History
- Founding: the journal was established in 2008, with founding editors Steven Henikoff of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and Frank Grosveld of Erasmus University Medical Center.创刊： 该刊于 2008 年创刊，创刊主编为弗雷德·哈钦森癌症中心的史蒂文·亨尼科夫（Steven Henikoff）与伊拉斯姆斯大学医学中心的弗兰克·格罗斯费尔德（Frank Grosveld）。
- BioMed Central publication: Epigenetics & Chromatin is published by BioMed Central, part of Springer Nature, and is affiliated with the International Society for Molecular and Clinical Epigenetics.BioMed Central 出版： 《表观遗传学与染色质》由 BioMed Central（Springer Nature 旗下）出版，隶属于国际分子与临床表观遗传学学会。
- Open access model: from its inception, the journal has operated as a fully open access publication, making all articles freely available to readers worldwide.开放获取模式： 自创刊以来，该刊采用完全开放获取出版模式，使所有文章向全球读者免费开放。
- Publication frequency: the journal publishes continuously, ensuring rapid dissemination of important findings in epigenetics and chromatin biology.出版频率： 该刊采用连续出版模式，确保表观遗传学与染色质生物学重要发现的快速传播。
Editors
The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by associate editors and an editorial board:该刊由主编领导，副主编与编委会协助工作：
- Editor-in-chief: Albert Jeltsch, PhD of the University of Stuttgart, Germany, serves as the editor-in-chief since 2023.主编： 德国斯图加特大学的阿尔伯特·耶尔奇（Albert Jeltsch, PhD）自 2023 年起担任主编。
- Associate editors: the editor-in-chief is supported by associate editors with expertise across major areas of epigenetics and chromatin biology.副主编： 主编由具有表观遗传学与染色质生物学主要领域专长的副主编协助。
- Editorial board: the journal has a large international editorial board comprising epigeneticists and chromatin biologists from leading institutions worldwide.编委会： 该刊拥有大型国际编委会，成员为来自全球顶尖机构的表观遗传学家与染色质生物学家。
- Open access publication: all articles in the journal are published open access, making them freely available to readers in exchange for an article processing charge.开放获取出版： 该刊所有文章均以开放获取形式发表，读者可免费获取，作者支付文章处理费。