New Editors Join G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, an Open Access Journal of the Genetics Society of America

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Newswise The Genetics Society of America today announced new additions to the editorial board of its peer-reviewed, peer-edited journal G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics. Since the journals launch in June 2011, its editorial board of academic experts has been instrumental in shaping G3 into an important forum for the publication of useful genetics findings and resources.

As the breadth of research published in the journal continues to grow, Editor-in-Chief Brenda Andrews, PhD, has appointed two new Deputy Editors-in-Chief, who will contribute to the oversight of key sections:

Also, Stephen Wright, PhD, University of Toronto, has been appointed as a new Senior Editor for Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics and will spearhead the journals efforts to strengthen coverage of in this area.

The new Deputy Editors-in-Chief and Senior Editor are joined by several new Associate Editor appointments to the editorial board this year:

Genetics is a fast-paced field. The expanded editorial board will help us keep up with the growing volume and diversity of research being submitted to G3, said Brenda Andrews, G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics Editor-in-Chief and Professor and Chair of the Banting & Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto.

G3 was created by the Genetics Society of America to meet the critical and growing need of the genetics community for rapid review and publication. The journal offers an opportunity to publish the puzzling finding, useful dataset, or highly focused research that may not have been submitted for publication due to a lack of perceived impact.

New Editor Details:

Eduard Akhunov Kansas State University G3 Associate Editor

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New Editors Join G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, an Open Access Journal of the Genetics Society of America