ary , ▁and ▁population ▁gen et ics ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁eth ical , ▁legal ▁and ▁social ▁aspects . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁as ▁Gen et ical ▁Research , ▁obtain ing ▁its ▁current ▁name ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁found ing ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁was ▁Eric ▁C . R . ▁Re e ve ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Edinburgh ). ▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁published ▁by ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁Press ▁and ▁the ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁is ▁Marc ▁T isch kow itz ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Cambridge ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Journal ▁C itation ▁Re ports , ▁the ▁journal ▁has ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁impact ▁factor ▁of ▁ 1 . 0 5 9 , ▁ranking ▁it ▁ 1 4 9 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 7 1 ▁journ als ▁in ▁the ▁category ▁" Gen et ics ▁& ▁Her ed ity ". ▁ ▁The ▁journal ▁has ▁published ▁papers ▁from ▁such ▁ren owned ▁research ers ▁as ▁Mary ▁Lyon ▁( of ▁Lyon isation ), ▁Charlotte ▁A uer bach , ▁and ▁John ▁May n ard ▁Smith , ▁author ▁of ▁Gen et ics ▁Research ' s ▁most ▁c ited ▁paper , ▁The ▁h itch - h ik ing ▁effect ▁of ▁a ▁fav ou rable ▁gene . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Gen et ics ▁journ als ▁Category : B imon th ly ▁journ als ▁Category : C amb ridge ▁University ▁Press ▁academic ▁journ als ▁Category : Public ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6