The ''Journal of Human Genetics'' is a monthly

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covering all aspects of

human genetics Human genetics is the study of inheritance as it occurs in Human, human beings. Human genetics encompasses a variety of overlapping fields including: classical genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, biochemical genetics, genomics, populatio ...

and

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. It was established in 1956 as the ''Japanese Journal of Human Genetics'' and was independently published by the Japan Society of Human Genetics. It obtained its current name in 1992. According to the ''

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'', ''Journal of Human Genetics'' has a 2020

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of 3.172.

History

In 1998,

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took over publishing the journal. While under Springer, the publication frequency changed from bimonthly to monthly. It has been published by the

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since January 2009. Since 2014, the

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has been Naomichi Matsumoto ( Yokohama City University).

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