Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: The New Neuropsychiatric Genetics Neuropsychiatric Genetics has a new cover, but the changes to the journal are more than skin deep.Since 1993, when Neuropsychiatric Genetics was founded, new technologies and new discoveries have profoundly changed our field.In 1993, linkage analysis, positional cloning, and candidate gene studies were seen as trusty tools for gene discovery.In 2008, we will enter the era of genomewide association and, on the horizon, see the potential of genomewide sequencing.We will also witness an exponential growth in creative approaches such as endophenotypes, animal models, epigenetics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and convergent functional genomics.At the same time, our journal has become a leading venue for the publication of high quality research on the genetic basis of neuropsychiatric phenotypes.We are pleased to report that the journal's impact factor has experienced a substantial increase, making it the highest-ranking journal in psychiatry devoted to genetic research.In response to our rapidly evolving field, Neuropsychiatric Genetics has instituted new policies aimed at further improving our ability to provide rapid and high quality scientific communications.In 2008, we hope to increase the number of Rapid Publications.These have three advantages: (1) we will review them within a 2-week period, (2) we will publish them in the next issue that goes to press, and (3) our publisher, John Wiley, will work with the authors to issue press releases to news organizations.We will use the Rapid Publication feature for the highest quality articles, those that are of broad interest to the neuropsychiatric genetics community and those that speak to an especially timely topic.If you would like your article considered as a Rapid Publication, be sure to make an explicit request when you submit your manuscript.Review articles will become a regular feature of Neuropsychiatric Genetics.Examples of reviews in preparation for 2008 are: Analysis of Genomewide Association Studies; Genetics of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, False Discovery Rate Methods, Copy Number Variation in Neuropsychiatry, Criteria for Mouse Models of Neuropsychiatric Disease, and Pharmacogenetic Studies of Mood Disorders.We will publish reviews that focus on disorders, genes, and methodologies and encourage meta-analytic approaches when relevant.Although we will solicit reviews for topics of special interest, we also welcome ideas from our readers.If you would like to write a review for Neuropsychiatric Genetics, please let us know.You will be seeing more editorials in Neuropsychiatric Genetics.These will include communications from the Editors, introductions to thematic sections or issues, and broader discussions of the pitfalls and opportunities facing our field.In a rapidly changing scientific world, editorials can provide quick communications among scientists about new ideas, comments on trends in the field or discussion of the ethical, legal, and social implications of new developments.We encourage our readership to participate in this vital discussion by submitting ideas for editorial commentary.It is no secret that our field has published thousands of candidate gene association studies but few replicated findings.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30691
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2082532241