Journal of Community Genetics: Call for Papers

CALL FOR PAPERS - SPECIAL ISSUE

Global accessibility and applicability of polygenic scores

Article submission deadline: July 9^th, 2022

• Submit at www.editorialmanager.com/jocg/ and select “Global accessibility and applicability of polygenic scores” as the article type
• If accepted, a submission will be published online prior to publication of the collated special issue
• Submissions can include original research, reviews, and innovative methods
• If you are interested in contributing to this special issue, please send a 250-word abstract to the guest editors by February 2022

This special issue of the Journal of Community Genetics invites manuscripts that explore these questions and themes such as:

• Developing PGS for use in diverse populations
• Ethical, legal and social issues in the use of PGS models
• Policy issues surrounding the translation of polygenic analyses in healthcare

Pre-submission enquiries to the editors are welcome.The issue will include original research contributions and review articles in relevant areas.

Guest Editors

Dr. Daphne Oluwasen Martschenko, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford, CA, USA
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Sowmiya Moorthie, PHG Foundation, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Segun Fatumo, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Email: [email protected]