Genome Biology
Encyclopedia
Genome Biology is an online partially open access scientific journal that publishes original, peer-reviewed research in genomics
Genomics
Genomics is a discipline in genetics concerning the study of the genomes of organisms. The field includes intensive efforts to determine the entire DNA sequence of organisms and fine-scale genetic mapping efforts. The field also includes studies of intragenomic phenomena such as heterosis,...

. It is published by BioMed Central
BioMed Central
BioMed Central is a UK-based, for-profit scientific publisher specialising in open access journal publication. BMC, and its sister companies Chemistry Central and PhysMath Central, publish over 200 scientific journals. Most BMC journals are now published only online. BMC describes itself as the...

 (BMC), and is currently the BMC journal with the highest impact factor. Unlike the majority of journals published by BMC, however, it is not entirely free to access: although all research articles are free, editorial and review articles require a subscription.

The particular details of this journal's peer-review policy are described here. Furthermore, submitters are asked to disclose conflicts of interest.

The journal is supported in part by advertising.

Impact factor

According to the publisher (BioMed Central
BioMed Central
BioMed Central is a UK-based, for-profit scientific publisher specialising in open access journal publication. BMC, and its sister companies Chemistry Central and PhysMath Central, publish over 200 scientific journals. Most BMC journals are now published only online. BMC describes itself as the...

), the journal has a (2011) impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...

 of 6.89 as tracked by Thomson Reuters (ISI).

Journal Contents

According to the editors of Genome Biology, the journal aims to disseminate, discuss, and provide critical review of information in all fields of biology (including molecular biology
Molecular biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity. This field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry...

, cell biology
Cell biology
Cell biology is a scientific discipline that studies cells – their physiological properties, their structure, the organelles they contain, interactions with their environment, their life cycle, division and death. This is done both on a microscopic and molecular level...

, organism
Organism
In biology, an organism is any contiguous living system . In at least some form, all organisms are capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homoeostasis as a stable whole.An organism may either be unicellular or, as in the case of humans, comprise...

, and population biology
Population biology
Population biology is a study of populations of organisms, especially the regulation of population size, life history traits such as clutch size, and extinction...

 that rely on information from genomic research
Genome
In modern molecular biology and genetics, the genome is the entirety of an organism's hereditary information. It is encoded either in DNA or, for many types of virus, in RNA. The genome includes both the genes and the non-coding sequences of the DNA/RNA....

. Genomic research encompasses the results and analysis of data obtained from fields that include proteomics
Proteomics
Proteomics is the large-scale study of proteins, particularly their structures and functions. Proteins are vital parts of living organisms, as they are the main components of the physiological metabolic pathways of cells. The term "proteomics" was first coined in 1997 to make an analogy with...

, comparative biology
Comparative biology
Comparative biology is a multidisciplinary approach to understanding organismic diversity that uses natural variation and disparity to elucidate phylogenetic history. Comparative biologists attempt to understand the diversity and complexity of life at all levels—from genes, to anatomy, to...

, sequence analysis
Sequence analysis
In bioinformatics, the term sequence analysis refers to the process of subjecting a DNA, RNA or peptide sequence to any of a wide range of analytical methods to understand its features, function, structure, or evolution. Methodologies used include sequence alignment, searches against biological...

, and bioinformatics
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is the application of computer science and information technology to the field of biology and medicine. Bioinformatics deals with algorithms, databases and information systems, web technologies, artificial intelligence and soft computing, information and computation theory, software...

.

Categories of articles in the journal include:
  • Research: These are Peer review
    Peer review
    Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...

    ed research papers
  • Method: These are reviews and evaluations of newly developed techniques for studies in genomic research (such as kits and software)
  • Commentary/Editorial: These are comments on scientific, political, and medical issues relating to genomic research
  • Meeting report: These are summaries of information presented at conferences
  • Opinion: These include interviews with researchers

Publication Format

Genome Biology is published online only. There is no physical printed version.

Article Accessibility

Accessibility to each article is either free (by open access
Open access
Open access refers to unrestricted access via the Internet to articles published in scholarly journals, and also increasingly to book chapters or monographs....

) or requires a subscription depending on the article's category:
  • Research articles: Free
  • Methods articles: Free
  • All other articles (Opinion, Commentary/Editorial, Meeting reports,etc.): Require a subscription


2011 Subscription rates for North/South America:
  • Personal: $153/year
  • Student: $82/year

Most Popular Articles

The journal tracks the number of times each article is accessed on its website and uses this information to compile list of its most popular articles by ranking.

The list of the most popular articles on the journal's website as of November 11, 2011 includes the following Research articles:
  • The draft genome and transcriptome of Cannabis sativa (by) Harm van Bakel, Jake M Stout, Atina G Cote, Carling M Tallon, Andrew G Sharpe, Timothy R Hughes, Jonathan E Page. Genome Biology 2011, 12:R102 (20 October 2011)

  • Evaluation of genomic high-throughput sequencing data generated on Illumina HiSeq and Genome Analyzer systems (by) Andre E Minoche, Juliane C Dohm, Heinz Himmelbauer. Genome Biology 2011, 12:R112 (8 November 2011)

Sources of Revenue

In addition to the more traditional forms of revenue
Revenue
In business, revenue is income that a company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers. In many countries, such as the United Kingdom, revenue is referred to as turnover....

- subscription and advertising, the journal charges a fee (to the submitting author/s or institution) for each article in the Research or Method article that is accepted for publishing. The latter fee is explained by the editors on the journal website to be the cost of processing and publishing of articles in the Research and Method categories which are made freely accessible (by open access
Open access
Open access refers to unrestricted access via the Internet to articles published in scholarly journals, and also increasingly to book chapters or monographs....

) and thus do not generate any revenue.
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