Genome Biology and Evolution

Scope

Genome Biology and Evolution (GBE) publishes leading original research at the interface between evolutionary biology and genomics. This includes analyses of genome-scale datasets and the development of methods, which are likely best fit for the Research Article format. Brief communications about genome evolution, methods and software (including updates) can be published as Letters. The journal also publishes Perspectives and Reviews. Finally, we accept short Genome Reports that present newly-generated genomic data. All manuscripts should be initially submitted as a single PDF, ideally with tables and figures included within the main text at the point where they are referred to (separate submission of editable text and tables and high quality images will be required for all manuscripts on first revision, see here for more). Line numbers (consecutive) should be included. Manuscripts considered for publication report evolutionary findings that concern natural genome diversity, population genomics, the structure, function, organisation and expression of genomes, comparative genomics, proteomics, and environmental genomic interactions. Major evolutionary insights from the fields of computational biology, structural biology, developmental biology, and cell biology are also considered, as are theoretical advances in the field of genome evolution. Relevant methods and software programs addressing these topics are also appropriate. GBE’s scope embraces genome-wide evolutionary investigations at all taxonomic levels and for all forms of life—within populations or across domains. Its aims are to further the understanding of genomes in their evolutionary context and further the understanding of evolution from a genome-wide perspective.