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Genetics Template

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About the Genetics format

Genetics is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics. Over its lifetime it has published 22,316 papers, which have received 1,673,509 citations.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleAuthor–year (OUP)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Genetics, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

Formats any DOI in the closest standard style — Genetics has no published style definition, so this is an approximation. No sign-up.

Publishes research inChromosomal and Genetic Variations Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Evolution and Genetic Dynamics Genetic diversity and population structure Fungal and yeast genetics research
ISSN0016-6731
Citation impact (2-yr)5.12
h-index422
i10-index17,813
Article processing charge$4,264
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Journal websitewww.genetics.org
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Papers published in Genetics per year

380
2014
360
2015
409
2016
398
2017
318
2018
277
2019
242
2020
250
2021
203
2022
221
2023
221
2024
291
2025

Citation impact of Genetics by publication year

28.1K
2014
22.6K
2015
17.4K
2016
19.2K
2017
16.8K
2018
9.7K
2019
7.1K
2020
6K
2021
4.1K
2022
5.2K
2023
2.7K
2024
593
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Genetics

Inference of Population Structure Using Multilocus Genotype Data

Jonathan K. Pritchard, Matthew Stephens, Peter Donnelly · 1 Jun 2000

We describe a model-based clustering method for using multilocus genotype data to infer population structure and assign individuals to populations. We assume a model in which there are K populations (where K may be unknown), each of which is characterized by a set of allele frequencies at each locus. Individuals in the sample are assigned…

34,376 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
THE GENETICS OF <i>CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS</i>

Sydney Brenner · 1 May 1974

Methods are described for the isolation, complementation and mapping of mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans, a small free-living nematode worm. About 300 EMS-induced mutants affecting behavior and morphology have been characterized and about one hundred genes have been defined. Mutations in 77 of these alter the movement of the animal. Estimates of the induced mutation frequency…

15,501 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Statistical method for testing the neutral mutation hypothesis by DNA polymorphism.

Fumio Tajima · 1 Nov 1989

The relationship between the two estimates of genetic variation at the DNA level, namely the number of segregating sites and the average number of nucleotide differences estimated from pairwise comparison, is investigated. It is found that the correlation between these two estimates is large when the sample size is small, and decreases slowly as the…

14,265 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Analysis of molecular variance inferred from metric distances among DNA haplotypes: application to human mitochondrial DNA restriction data.

Laurent Excoffier, Peter E. Smouse, Joseph M. Quattro · 1 Jun 1992

We present here a framework for the study of molecular variation within a single species. Information on DNA haplotype divergence is incorporated into an analysis of variance format, derived from a matrix of squared-distances among all pairs of haplotypes. This analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) produces estimates of variance components and F-statistic analogs, designated here…

14,029 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
ESTIMATION OF AVERAGE HETEROZYGOSITY AND GENETIC DISTANCE FROM A SMALL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS

Masatoshi Nei · 20 Jul 1978

The magnitudes of the systematic biases involved in sample heterozygosity and sample genetic distances are evaluated, and formulae for obtaining unbiased estimates of average heterozygosity and genetic distance are developed. It is also shown that the number of individuals to be used for estimating average heterozygosity can be very small if a large number of…

11,556 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Genetics template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Genetics format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Genetics template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Oxford University Press format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Genetics use?
Genetics uses Author–year (OUP) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Genetics, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Genetics?
No. DocuGuru generates the oup-authoring-template LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Oxford University Press-ready Genetics document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Genetics template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Genetics format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
What is Genetics?
Oxford University Press journal. It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Oxford University Press.
Can I export a submission-ready Genetics PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Genetics template (the oup-authoring-template class) that is ready to submit to Oxford University Press, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Genetics template cost?
You can start writing in the Genetics template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Genetics PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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