Journal of Medical Genetics

The Journal of Medical Genetics is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by BMJ, established in 1964, covering clinical and molecular medical genetics, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.4（Journal of Medical Genetics）是由 BMJ 出版的月刊级同行评审期刊，1964 年创办，涵盖临床与分子医学遗传学，2025 年影响因子为 3.4。

Scope

• Clinical and molecular aspects of human medical genetics人类医学遗传学的临床与分子层面。
• The genetic basis of inherited disease and its diagnosis遗传性疾病的遗传学基础及其诊断。
• Cytogenetics, molecular genetics and genomic medicine细胞遗传学、分子遗传学与基因组医学。
• Clinical genetics, including dysmorphology and genetic counselling临床遗传学，包括畸形学与遗传咨询。
• Research that translates genetic discovery into clinical practice将遗传学发现转化为临床实践的研究。

History

• The journal was established in 1964 and marked its sixtieth anniversary in 2024该刊于 1964 年创办，并于 2024 年迎来创刊六十周年。
• It is published by BMJ Publishing Group该刊由（BMJ Publishing Group）出版。
• Early editors included Peter S. Harper and, as North American editor, P. Michael Conneally早期编辑包括 Peter S. Harper，以及担任北美编辑的 P. Michael Conneally。
• A companion open-access journal, BMJ Connections Clinical Genetics and Genomics, was later launched该刊其后创办了配套的开放获取期刊（BMJ Connections Clinical Genetics and Genomics）。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Huw Dorkins现任主编为 Huw Dorkins。
• Associate editors include Catherine Goudie and Nada Jabado of Canada, HuiQi Qu of the United States and Enza-Maria Valente of Italy副编辑包括加拿大的 Catherine Goudie 与 Nada Jabado、美国的 HuiQi Qu 以及意大利的 Enza-Maria Valente。
• The journal follows editorial guidelines from the World Association of Medical Editors and the Committee on Publication Ethics该刊遵循（World Association of Medical Editors）与（Committee on Publication Ethics）的编辑准则。
• It reports an acceptance rate of about 19 percent and a median time to first decision of six days该刊录用率约为 19%，首次决定的中间时间为 6 天。