Genes|Genoes|Genetics, a new, open-access journal

[tracey depellegrin connelly <td2p@andrew.cmu.edu>]

With apologies for cross-posting. we hope that our G3 journal 
will achieve a following among open-access advocates. we'd 
appreciate your support. the inaugural issue of G3 will be 
published tomorrow, 21 June.

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GSA Launches New Open-Access Journal, G3: Genes| Genomes | 
Genetics New publication fills critical void in the literature to 
provide a forum for foundational research

Bethesda, MD: The Genetics Society of America has launched a new 
scholarly journal titled G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics 
(http://www.g3journal.org). G3 was created to meet the need for 
rapid review and publication of high-quality foundational 
research and experimental resources in genetics and genomics - an 
outlet unrestricted by subjective editorial criteria of perceived 
significance or predicted breadth of interest. This new journal 
is peer-reviewed, peer-edited, and fully open access. The rapid 
dissemination of research data via G3 provides the necessary 
information base for analyses that promise to bring new insights 
and breakthroughs.

"The need for this type of journal has existed for many years. I 
am excited that the Genetics Society of America has filled the 
void," said Brenda Andrews, Ph.D. Director of the Donnelly Centre 
and Professor at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. "The 
information contained in G3 will provide critical resources for 
researchers around the world studying the complex interactions of 
genes and their applications in human health, and even for 
personalized medicine."

As an open-access journal adhering to Creative Commons 3.0 
guidelines, subscriptions are not required for readers to access 
content. In addition, the journal will be indexed by PubMed and 
hosted by Stanford University's HighWire Press. Those looking to 
submit papers may do so through an online submission system at:

http://submit.g3journal.org/

Michael Eisen, Howard Hughes Investigator and Associate Professor 
of Genetics, Genomics and Development in the Department of 
Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, 
Berkley, added, "As a ardent supporter of open access, and 
co-founder of PLoS, I am thrilled that my society - Genetics 
Society of America - is launching an open access journal. It's a 
great thing for the genetics and genomics community, and a great 
thing for science."

G3's articles describe useful, well-executed and 
lucidly-interpreted genetic studies of all kinds, including 
research that generates datasets such as genome maps, genome-wide 
association and QTL studies, mutant screens, advances in methods 
and technology, and more. Its editorial board of more than 65 
editors taps the expertise of the community of geneticists in the 
widest sense, from microbes to humans, from individuals to 
populations, and from classic 'wet lab' experimentation to the 
most recent innovations in bioinformatics.

Founded in 1931, the Genetics Society of America (GSA) is the 
professional membership organization for geneticists and science 
educators. Its nearly 5,000 members work to advance knowledge in 
the basic mechanisms of inheritance, from the molecular to the 
population level. GSA is dedicated to promoting research in 
genetics and to facilitating communication among geneticists 
worldwide through annual and biennial meetings that focus on the 
genetics of particular organisms. GSA publishes GENETICS and G3: 
Genes|Genomes|Genetics. For more information about GSA, visit:

www.genetics-gsa.org

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Tracey DePellegrin Connelly
Executive Editor
GENETICS
and
G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics
td2p@andrew.cmu.edu
G3 Website:
www.g3journal.org