Looking back at the past and projecting ahead to the future
Looking back at the past and projecting ahead to the future
Hikmet Budak 0 1
0 Molecular Biology , Genetics and Bioengineering , Sabanci University , University Cad. No:27, Tuzla, 34956 Istanbul , Turkey
1 Hikmet Budak
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I am greatly honored to become the new Editor in chief of
Functional & Integrative Genomics, taking over this esteemed
position from Prof. Rudi Appels, who has served remarkably
and with humble dedication as the Editor in chief of this
journal for many years. Filling his shoes will not be an easy task,
but I am confident that with valuable contributions of the
entire scientific community and distinguished Editorial Board
members, we will succeed in taking this journal from its
current status to new heights.
Since its establishment in May 2000, Functional &
Integrative Genomics has contributed vastly to the genomic studies
of organisms. Many small genomes have been published; the
transcriptomic, proteomic, and metagenomic aspects of
various organisms have been addressed. Since then, the scope of
Functional & Integrative Genomics as a research area has
evolved and expanded very rapidly into a highly specialized
field. Now, let us return to the present and even project ahead
to the future. In this first editorial, I would like to share with
the readers and authors some of new directions of this journal.
Presently, this journal is very committed to a wide range of
studies concerning genomes and genomic functions,
encompassing the biological processes involved. To begin
with, I would like to expand the academic disciplines that this
journal is currently focused on to include new functional
genomics tools, genome analysis, and systems biology, areas in
which research has increased in leaps and bounds over the last
few years. We welcome genomic studies concerning all
kingdoms of life, and the journal will now focus on parallels
drawn in the genomic, proteomic, and metagenomic processes.
This will enable rapid discovery and validation of novel genomic
functions within various organisms and species. Organellar
genomics from different organisms will be especially emphasized
given its importance following its recent emergence as a hot topic
of research, and potential special issues will focus solely on this
topic.We will also welcome highly comprehensive review
articles and letters combining the current findings with an integrative
perspective to stimulate new scientific research avenues.
In line with the current research, the scope of the journal
will inevitably be slightly shifted to genomics data sharing and
web tools for all organisms, to provide more exceptional
papers for our audience, thus, improving the journal content. I
am well aware of the commitment I have undertaken as the
Editor in chief of a journal focusing on the most recent
advances in genomics research. Along with my Editorial Board
members and reviewers, I will do my utmost to fulfill this
commitment. I would like to take this opportunity to thank
the entire genomics community for their relentless efforts
and collaboration to produce the scientific articles and the
Editorial Board for welcoming me in my new role.
I look forward to improving the quality of the journal,
increasing its output, defining its course in research topics,
and collaborating with the Editorial Board to turning
Functional & Integrative Genomics into a high impact-factor
journal with outstanding research content.
Hikmet Budak
August 2015
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