AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

The American Journal of Human Genetics (ISSN 0002-9297) is a prestigious monthly journal published by Cell Press, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. As a leading publication in the field of human genetics, it is indexed in the Science Citation Index (SCI) and holds a 2022 impact factor of 9.8, placing it in the top tier (Zone 1) of the medical sciences category according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences journal ranking. The journal is renowned for its rigorous peer-review process and high academic standards, attracting a competitive pool of submissions with a correspondingly high rejection rate. It publishes original research articles, reviews, and commentaries that advance the understanding of human health and disease, with a particular focus on genetic variation, the genetic mechanisms underlying diseases, population genetics, and functional genomics. While the journal is not open access, requiring subscriptions for full-text access, it remains an authoritative venue for researchers seeking to disseminate studies of significant scientific value to a global audience of geneticists, molecular biologists, and clinicians.