Hereditas was founded by the Mendelian Society in Lund in 1920 and has been published without interruption ever since.
In 1920, the Society started to publish Hereditas, making it the 2nd oldest scientific journal focusing on genetics research in the world. As such, the journal is one of the oldest in world. In the post-genomic era, the scope of Hereditas has evolved to include any research on genomic analysis.
The journal publishes both theoretical and empirical works from all subject areas in genetics
For almost a century, Hereditas has published original cutting-edge research and reviews. As the Official journal of the Mendelian Society of Lund, the journal welcomes research from across all areas of genetics and genomics. Topics of interest include human and medical genetics, animal and plant genetics, microbial genetics, agriculture and bioinformatics. Articles covering novel viral sequences or the use of new technology and software in genomic research are also welcomed.
Partnership with BMC
Hereditas launched with BioMed Central in 2015, transferring from its previous publisher Wiley. All back content is available in the archive.
The Mendelian Society in Lund 