Annals of Human Genetics

*Annals of Human Genetics*
Discipline	Human genetics
Language	English
Edited by	David Curtis
Publication details
Former name(s)	Annals of Eugenics
History	1925-present
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons
Frequency	Bimonthly
Impact factor	1.529 (2017)
Standard abbreviations;
ISO 4	Ann. Hum. Genet.
Indexing
CODEN	ANHGAA
ISSN	0003-4800 (print); 1469-1809 (web);
LCCN	28012242
OCLC no.	472337129
Links
	Journal homepage; Online access; Online archive;

The Annals of Human Genetics is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering human genetics. It was established in 1925 by Karl Pearson as the Annals of Eugenics, with as subtitle, Darwin's epigram "I have no Faith in anything short of actual measurement and the rule of three".[1] The journal obtained its current name in 1954 to reflect changing perceptions on eugenics.[2]

Annals of Eugenics

Pearson edited the journal from 1925 to 1933. In a brief valedictory letter published at the time of his resignation, Pearson wrote that he had fallen short of his aspirations, having published only five volumes over eight years due to the limited financial resources of the Galton Laboratory. He reaffirmed his belief that eugenics was worthy as a subject of academic study and as a source of public policy, but warned against hastily adopting eugenic legislation, noting that the field contained too many theories weakly supported by anecdote or opinion.[3]

Ronald Fisher took over as editor in 1934 and with Humphry Rolleston, Reginald Ruggles Gates and Dr John Alexander Fraser Roberts on the editorial board. The journal focused more clearly on genetics and mathematical statistics.[4]

References

Stigler, Stephen (July 2010). "Darwin, Galton and the Statistical Enlightenment". Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A. 173 (3): 469–482. doi:10.1111/j.1467-985X.2010.00643.x.
Barnett, Richard (May 2004). "Eugenics". The Lancet. 363 (9422): 1742. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16280-6. PMID 15158655. S2CID 208793829.
Pearson, Karl (1933). "Vale!". Annals of Eugenics. 5 (4): 416. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1809.1933.tb02102.x.
"Foreword". Annals of Eugenics. 6 (1): i. 1934. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1809.1934.tb02103.x.

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[1] Stigler, Stephen (July 2010). "Darwin, Galton and the Statistical Enlightenment". Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A. 173 (3): 469–482. doi:10.1111/j.1467-985X.2010.00643.x.

[2] Barnett, Richard (May 2004). "Eugenics". The Lancet. 363 (9422): 1742. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16280-6. PMID 15158655. S2CID 208793829.

[3] Pearson, Karl (1933). "Vale!". Annals of Eugenics. 5 (4): 416. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1809.1933.tb02102.x.

[4] "Foreword". Annals of Eugenics. 6 (1): i. 1934. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1809.1934.tb02103.x.