Genetics in Medicine

Genetics in Medicine is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by Springer Nature on behalf of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, covering medical genetics. Founded in 1998, it is the official journal of the ACMG and a leading journal in medical genetics, with a 2025 impact factor of 6.2, indexed in SCIE.《医学遗传学》（Genetics in Medicine, 简称 GIM）是由 Springer Nature 代表美国医学遗传学与基因组学学院出版的月刊同行评审期刊，涵盖医学遗传学。该刊创刊于 1998 年，是 ACMG 的官方期刊，也是医学遗传学领域的顶级期刊，2025 年影响因子为 6.2，被 SCIE 收录。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to enhance the knowledge, practice, and research of medical genetics and genomics, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为增进医学遗传学与基因组学的知识、实践与研究，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Clinical genetics and genomics: original research on the diagnosis, management, and treatment of genetic disorders, including chromosomal, single-gene, and multifactorial conditions.临床遗传学与基因组学： 关于遗传疾病诊断、管理与治疗的原创研究，包括染色体病、单基因病与多因素疾病。
• Genomic medicine: studies on the application of genomic technologies in clinical care, including genomic sequencing, variant interpretation, and precision medicine.基因组医学： 关于基因组技术在临床中应用的研究，包括基因组测序、变异解读与精准医学。
• Genetic counseling and ethics: research on genetic counseling practice, ethical issues in genetics and genomics, and the psychosocial aspects of genetic conditions.遗传咨询与伦理： 关于遗传咨询实践、遗传学与基因组学伦理问题以及遗传病心理社会方面的研究。
• Public health genetics: studies on population genetics, newborn screening, public health genomics, and the societal implications of genetic advances.公共卫生遗传学： 关于群体遗传学、新生儿筛查、公共卫生基因组学以及遗传进展社会影响的研究。
• Article types: the journal publishes original research articles, review articles, clinical reports, guidelines, and commentary on developments in medical genetics and genomics.栏目设置： 该刊发表原创研究论文、综述、临床报告、指南以及关于医学遗传学与基因组学进展的评论。

History

• Founding: the journal was established in 1998 as the official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, providing a dedicated publication venue for medical genetics.创刊： 该刊于 1998 年作为美国医学遗传学学院的官方期刊创刊，为医学遗传学提供专属出版平台。
• ACMG official journal: GIM is owned by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, with revenues supporting the college is mission to improve health through genetics.ACMG 官方期刊： GIM 由美国医学遗传学与基因组学学院所有，收入用于支持学院通过遗传学改善健康的使命。
• Genomic era expansion: since its founding, the journal has grown alongside the field of medical genetics, expanding from classic genetics to cover the genomic medicine era.基因组时代扩展： 自创刊以来，该刊随医学遗传学领域共同成长，从经典遗传学扩展到涵盖基因组医学时代。
• Publication frequency: the journal publishes monthly, ensuring rapid dissemination of important findings in medical genetics and genomics.出版频率： 该刊每月出版，确保医学遗传学与基因组学重要发现的快速传播。

Editors

The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by deputy 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: Robert D. Steiner, MD, FAAP, FACMG of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, serves as the editor-in-chief.主编： 威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校医学与公共卫生学院的罗伯特·D·斯坦纳（Robert D. Steiner, MD, FAAP, FACMG）担任主编。
• Deputy editors: the editor-in-chief is supported by deputy editors with expertise across major areas of medical genetics and genomics.副主编： 主编由具有医学遗传学与基因组学主要领域专长的副主编协助。
• Editorial board: the journal has a large international editorial board comprising medical geneticists and genomicists 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医学遗传学家与基因组学家。
• Open access option: authors can choose to publish open access in this journal, making their articles freely available to readers upon publication in exchange for an article processing charge.开放获取选项： 作者可选择在该刊发表开放获取文章，使论文发表后即向读者免费开放，并支付文章处理费。