New issue of the revived Journal of Genetic Genealogy

The first issue (Volume 8 Number 1) of the newly relaunched Journal of Genetic Genealogy (JoGG) is now available online. Some of the articles were published online as preprints towards the end of last year but this is now the complete issue.

JOGG is a free open access peer reviewed journal which provides a much-needed platform for publication of articles on all aspects of genetic genealogy. Here is a description of the journal's aims and scope:

Topics include, but are not limited to, autosomal DNA inheritance, surname DNA projects, geographic patterns in genetic data, phylogenetic analyses, haplogroup categorization, and mutation rates. Genetic genealogists have access to larger datasets with more markers than are usually available to genetic researchers, although the sampling may not be random (e.g., surname studies) and the datasets may vary in quality (e.g., inconsistent marker sampling). Therefore, JoGG is a forum for research that may not fall within the scope of more genetically oriented journals. The journal is likely to have an audience in both the lay and academic communities.

Thank you to Leah Larkin for taking on the role of editor and thank you to Linda Magellan for all her hard work on the website and preparing the content for online publication.

Contributions for future issues of the journal are welcome. Detailed instructions can be found on the Instructions for authors page.

Here is a list of contents for the new issue:

Reports

Y-DNA Testing of a Paper Trail - The Fox Surname Project
By Joseph M. Fox III and David E. Fox

Evidence of early gene flow between Ashkenazi Jews and non-Jewish European inmictochondral DNA haplogroup H7
By Doron Yacobi and Felice L. Bedford, Ph.D.

Columns, Editorials and Features

Editor's Corner

Leah Larkin, Ph.D.
Welcome to the new Journal of Genetic Genealogy

Satiable Curiosity
Ann Turner, M.D.
Generation Gaps: A Sign of Microdeletions?

CeCe Moore
The History of Genetic Genealogy and Unknown Parentage Research: AnInsider's View

Blaine T. Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.
The Shared cM Project: A Demonstration of the Power of Citizen Science

Reviews and announcements

Review By:  Leah Larkin, Ph.D.
App:  Genome Mate Pro 

Review By:  Jennifer Armstrong Zinck
Book:  Genetic Genealogy in Practice
Authors:  Blaine T. Bettinger and Debbie Parker Wayne

Further reading
The Journal of Genetic Genealogy and scientific publishing by Leah Larkin. The DNA Geek, 12 May 2017.