Journal of Medical Genetics


The Journal of Medical Genetics is a peer-reviewed medical journal focusing on human genetics. It was established in September 1964 and is published by the BMJ Group. The editor-in-chief is Constantin Polychronakos.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Index Medicus/MEDLINE, Current Contents, Scopus, and Excerpta Medica/EMBASE. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 5.751, ranking it 19th out of 171 journals in the category "Genetics & Heredity".