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The Peer-Review journal Genetics Selection Evolution

Genetics Selection Evolution (GSE) is an international scientific journal of INRA published by BioMed Central Ltd (BMC). It is directed by the Animal Genetics division who is responsible for its scope, editorial policy and peer-review evaluation system. Its editorial office includes several members of the GABI unit.

Published for the first time in 1969 as the Annales de Génétique et de Sélection Animales, the journal which became Genetics Selection Evolution (GSE) in 1983 is since 2009 an electronic open access journal. The journal is dedicated to the publication of original studies treating all aspects of genetics and selection of farm and laboratory animals in relation with agronomy.

GSE's main objective is to contribute to the understanding of genetic variability in animals as well as its use. The journal published results from the gene to the trait, either on the individual or population level. The fields that GSE is focused on are the following: identification of genes, QTL mapping, functional genomics, cytogenetics, genetic diversity of populations, genetic evaluation, applied or experimental selection, statistical methodologies applied to studies on heredity.

All papers are indexed by PubMed Central immediately after acceptation and also by MEDLINE, Thomson Reuters (ISI), CAS, CAGI and Biosis.

► The archives of the journal since 1969 are now in open access on the journal's web site.

► To consult GSE go to http://www.gsejournal.org/

► 2011 Impact Factor: 2.885

► Genetics Selection Evolution ranks first in the category "Agriculture, Animal and Dairy Science" and 65^th/157 in the category "Genetics and Heredity" of the Journal of Citation Reports

The editorial office of the journal includes the following members:

- Didier Boichard, Editor in Chief

- Jack Dekkers (Iowa State University, USA), Hélène Hayes (INRA Jouy-en-Josas), scientific editors

- Dominique Montagu, editorial assistant, Wendy Brand-Williams, language editor

The editorial office also works with Associate Editors who guarantee the scientific quality of the studies published on an international level : P. Ajmone-Marsan (Italy), J. Bennewitz (Germany), A. Caballero (Spain), M.P.L. Calus (The Netherlands), D. Couvet (France), G. de los Campos (USA), V. Ducrocq (France), F. Farnir (Belgium), K.-U. Goetz (Germany), M. Groenen (The Netherlands), L. Huang (China), C. Kühn (Germany), A. Legarra (France), D. Pomp (USA), R. Pong Wong (Great Britain), T Sonstegard (USA), D. Vaiman (France), R Vallejo (USA), J. van der Werf (Australia), A. Vignal (France), M. Yerle (France).

Writing: D. Boichard - Edition P. Huan - Translation W. Brand-Williams and H. Hayes
Creation date: 12 April 2010
Update: 16 July 2012