Instructions for Genome Medicine authors

Genome Medicine is an online peer-reviewed journal which publishes open access research articles of outstanding quality in all areas of medicine studied from a genomic or post-genomic perspective. The journal has a special focus on the latest technologies and findings that have an impact on the understanding and management of human health and disease.

Each article type published by Genome Medicine follows a specific format, as detailed in the corresponding instructions for authors; please choose an article type from the list on the left to view the instructions for authors.

Please note that Commentary, Meeting report, Minireview, Opinion and Review are usually commissioned, but suggestions for these article types are welcome.

The instructions for authors include information about preparing a manuscript for submission to Genome Medicine, criteria for publication and the online submission process. Other relevant information about the journal's policies, the refereeing process and so on can be found in 'About Genome Medicine'.

Presubmission enquiries

If you wish to make a presubmission enquiry about the suitability of your manuscript, please email the editors, who will aim to respond to your enquiry within two working days.

Genome Medicine publishes

• Research
• Commentary
• Correspondence
• Database
• Meeting report
• Method
• Minireview
• Opinion
• Review
• Software

Authors and referees are asked to declare any competing interests.

Copyright for research articles rests with the authors. For more information on copyright of research articles, see our publisher's copyright and license policy. Copyright of all other articles rests with the publisher, BioMed Central.