Current Gene Therapy is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 medical journal

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 published by Bentham Science Publishers

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. The editor-in-chief is Ignacio Anegon. The focus of this journal is pre-clinical or clinical research on gene therapy. Formats of publication include original research reports, review papers, and rapid communications ("letters").

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According to the Journal Citation Reports

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, the journal has a 2010 impact factor

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of 4.902, ranking it 24th of 156 journals in the category "Genetics & Heredity".