(ISSN 2577-5790)
OBM Genetics is an international Open Access journal published quarterly online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc. It accepts papers addressing basic and medical aspects of genetics and epigenetics and also ethical, legal and social issues. Coverage includes clinical, developmental, diagnostic, evolutionary, genomic, mitochondrial, molecular, oncological, population and reproductive aspects. It publishes a variety of article types (Original Research, Review, Communication, Opinion, Comment, Conference Report, Technical Note, Book Review, etc.). There is no restriction on the length of the papers and we encourage scientists to publish their results in as much detail as possible.
Publication Speed (median values for papers published in 2024): Submission to First Decision: 6.4 weeks; Submission to Acceptance: 12.2 weeks; Acceptance to Publication: 7 days (1-2 days of FREE language polishing included)
Special Issue
Decoding Environmental Resistomes: Genomic Frontiers in Antimicrobial Resistance
Submission Deadline: December 31, 2026 (Open) Submit Now
Guest Editor
Uchechukwu U. Nwodo, PhD
Professor, Department of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa
Research Interests: Molecular cloning; molecular genetics; genetic engineering; molecular biology
About This Topic
This special issue focuses on using advanced genomics and multi-omics methods to explore the diversity, evolution and transmission mechanisms of drug-resistant genes in the environment. The special issue aims to connect basic research with public health applications, providing new ideas for addressing the global antimicrobial resistance crisis.
Keywords
Antimicrobial resistance; environmental resistome; genomics
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted through the LIDSEN Submission System. Detailed information on manuscript preparation and submission is available in the Instructions for Authors. All submitted articles will be thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process and will be processed following the Editorial Process and Quality Control policy. Upon acceptance, the article will be immediately published in a regular issue of the journal and will be listed together on the special issue website, with a label that the article belongs to the Special Issue. LIDSEN distributes articles under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License in an open-access model. The authors own the copyright to the article, and the article can be free to access, distribute, and reuse provided that the original work is correctly cited.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). Research articles and review articles are highly invited. Authors are encouraged to send the tentative title and abstract of the planned paper to the Editorial Office (genetics@lidsen.com) for record. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office.
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