Chief Editor: Mirna Kvajo, PhD
New York
Education: BSc, University of Zagreb; PhD, Friedrich Miescher Institute and University of Basel; postdoctoral work, Columbia University Medical Center.
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Deputy Editor: Graham Bell, PhD
London
Education: BSc, The University of Manchester; PhD, University College London/Cancer Research UK; postdoctoral work, University College London/Cancer Research UK.
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Senior Editor: Penelope Austin, PhD
London
Education: MA, University of Cambridge; PhD, University College London/Cancer Research UK; Postdoctoral work, Harvard Medical School.
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Associate Editor: Vitor Sousa, PhD
London
Education: BSc, University of Lisbon; PhD, University of Lisbon/EMBL; postdoctoral work, New York University and INMED France.
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Editorial Coordinator: Sophie McClarty
London
Education: BSc, Liverpool John Moores University.
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Speed
58 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
21 days to first decision for all manuscripts
134 days from submission to acceptance
30 days from acceptance to publication
Citation Impact
7.431 - 2-year Impact Factor
8.182 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.816 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
3.952 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
Usage
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6,044 Altmetric mentions
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