Over the last 100 years, the Journal of Heredity has established and maintained a tradition of scholarly excellence in the publication of genetics research. Virtually every major figure in the field has contributed to the journal.Established in 1903, Journal of Heredity covers organismal genetics across a wide range of disciplines and taxa. Articles include such rapidly advancing fields as conservation genetics of endangered species, population structure and phylogeography, molecular evolution and speciation, molecular genetics of disease resistance in plants and animals, genetic biodiversity and relevant computer programs.

在過去的100年里，《遺傳雜志》在遺傳學研究的出版上建立并保持了學術卓越的傳統。事實上，該領域的每一位主要人物都對《華爾街日報》做出了貢獻。《遺傳雜志》創刊于1903年，涵蓋了多種學科和分類的有機體遺傳學。文章涉及瀕危物種保護遺傳學、種群結構與系統地理學、分子進化與物種形成、動植物抗病性分子遺傳學、遺傳多樣性及相關計算機程序等領域。