Genomics calls for papers / publications

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Genome Biology: Epigenomics

Genome Biology would like to announce an extension to the submission deadline for our Special Issue on Epigenomics, planned for publication in late summer 2012. The new submission deadline is May 31st.

For consideration in the issue, we are inviting submissions of Research, Method and Software manuscripts on all aspects of the epigenome, such as:

methylomes (and hydroxymethylomes)
histone modifications
nucleosome positioning
higher order chromatin structure
genome-interacting non-coding RNAs

As reported previously, Dr Alexander Meissner, a leader in the field of epigenomics, serves as Guest Editor.

Interested authors should use Genome Biology's regular submission site, but indicate in a covering letter that the manuscript is to be considered for the special issue. Requests for further information are welcome and should be sent to editorial@genomebiology.com.

Call for Papers Using Massively Parallel Sequencing Technology for The Journal of Pathology

The Journal of Pathology is now soliciting submissions of primary research based on massively parallel sequencing taking advantage of novel insights into the genetic basis of human diseases, including the identification of new genotype-phenotype associations and novel driver mutations, characterisation of patterns of genetic instability, and on the topic of intra-tumour genetic heterogeneity.

Such submissions should report studies the use of massively parallel sequencing technology to address important questions in the pathobiology of disease. Manuscripts should offer new approaches to considering such data, clinically relevant findings and/or functional insights with validation. Timely reviews and perspectives would also be considered.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials: Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition in Bioinformatics

Guest Editors:
Prof. Feng Liu and Prof. Wen Zhang, Wuhan University, China

Currently, a great amount of data are being generated which range from gene expression and micro RNA array data through to next generation sequence data. Data interpretation draws on mathematical and computational skills and thus the subject has engaged the interest of researchers in areas such mathematics, bioinformatics and computer science.

This cross-disciplinary special issue aims to bring together top researchers, practitioners and students from all over the world to explore and present innovative machine learning and pattern recognition approaches to solve realistic problems in bioinformatics and biomedicine.

Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

Microarray gene expression data analysis
Protein structure and function prediction
Molecular interaction and regulation network inference
Immunoinformatics and cheminformatics
High throughput sequencing data analysis
Text mining in biomedical literatures
Algorithms in molecular modelling
Biological databases, integration and visualisation
New machine learning methods for bioinformatics
Genome-wide association studies
Biomarker discovery
Gene network analysis
Tools and algorithms in bioinformatics
Other related topics  

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=31

Important Dates

Full paper deadline: 25 July, 2012

Acceptance notification: 15 September, 2012

Final revised submission: 10 October, 2012

All papers must be submitted online.